The antique Chinese mallet vase, also known as a "bottle vase" or "meiping," has a long and rich history dating back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). The mallet vase was originally used to hold wine, and its shape was based on the mallet used to pound rice into wine. During the Tang dynasty, these vases were made in a variety of materials, including porcelain, bronze, and earthenware.

In the Song dynasty (960-1279 AD), the mallet vase became a popular form for ceramic artists, who decorated them with a wide range of designs, including landscapes, figures, and floral motifs. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD), the mallet vase reached the peak of its popularity, and it became one of the most highly prized and collectible forms of Chinese ceramics.

Ming dynasty mallet vases were typically made of porcelain and decorated with intricate designs using cobalt blue underglaze more...

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A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm,…

Chinese Song-style Bottle Vase

A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm, diameter 11 cm

A miniature Chinese apple green monochrome glazed bottle vase,…

Chinese Green Glazed Qing Dynasty Vase

A miniature Chinese apple green monochrome glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), with all over craquelure. Height 12 cm. Provenance: Chait Galleries New York (label to base), property from a deceased estate, Sydney

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate…

Ming Blue & White Scholar Vase with Mark, 46cm

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate panels of scholars and foliage with smaller panels of urns and tables above on a diaper ground, bears 6 character mark, 46 cm high

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a…

Chinese Lotus Carved Porcelain Vase

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a baluster body, decorated with carved decoration of lotus scroll, with palmette surrounds, the whole raised on a circular foot, h26 cm

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck…

Late Qing Dynasty Tea Glaze Bottle Vase

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, in a tea glaze, raised on spreading circular foot, with incised six character mark to base, height 33 cm

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with a…

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dog Vase

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with a cylindrical neck and baluster body, decorated with dogs of fo amongst cloud scrolls, a/f, height 42 cm

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of…

Famille Rose Dragon and Phoenix Vase

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of globular form surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl. The neck and body decorated with scrolling foliate on a yellow ground. With six character mark…

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

Childhood Joy: Chinese Mallet Vase

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

Chinese Teal Mallet Vase - 22.5 cm Height

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

A Chinese Qing porcelain bottle vase, flattened hexagonal…

Famille Rose Hexagonal Porcelain Vase

A Chinese Qing porcelain bottle vase, flattened hexagonal section, decorated in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels highlighted with gilt, height 29.5 cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle…

18th Century Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Vase

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 24 cm high

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance:…

Celadon Bottle Vase with Box from Japanese Collection

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark…

Qianlong Guan Bottle Vase with Seal Mark and Box

A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 30.2 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired in Tokyo in 2001, inscribed on the inside of the 'tomobako'

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with…

Blue-glaze Yongzheng vase with box

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with box, 12 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze,…

Sang de boeuf bottle vase from Qing Dynasty

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze, with cylindrical neck and spherical body raised on circular foot, height 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Dr Tf Yeung

Chinese late Qing Dynasty porcelain bottle vase, with slender…

Emerald Green Dragon Porcelain Vase

Chinese late Qing Dynasty porcelain bottle vase, with slender cylindrical neck above a baluster body, decorated with dragons, pearls and cloud scrolls in emerald green, the whole on a fine circular foot, height 18 cm. Provenance: The Collection of the…

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm…

Ming Dynasty Black Glazed Gourd-Shaped Vase

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing…

Famille Rose Peach Tree Vase, Yongzheng Mark

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark). Decorated with a peach tree. 6-character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue. Height 32.5 cm, depth 20 cm

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'…

Yellow ground famille rose vase with 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). The globular body rising from a short lightly spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, enamelled overall in yellow, with iron red 'Shuangxi'…

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle…

Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Pear Shaped Vase

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle vase (Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi mark). Covered in an attractive flambe glaze. 6-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue. Condition: some expected signs of wear and use, with chipping and…

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase…

Gilt Butterfly Vase with Bronze Base

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase with bronze base (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). Exhibition number to the foot and on the bronze base.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase with Lava Glaze

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red and black crackles. Label of Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Clark collection. Label of Mayuyama & Co.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase from Spink & Son

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Yuhuchunping Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of Yamanaka & Co. Swedish collection label.

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase,…

Chinese Guan Glazed Bottle Vase with Russet Crackle

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase, bluish green with russet crackle. 5 spur marks. Spink & Piccus labels

A Chinese crackle glazed mallet vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Mallet Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed mallet vase

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi…

Chinese Kangxi Marked Blue & White Figural Vase

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi mark), height 15.5 cm, diameter 9 cm

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body…

Sang-de-Boeuf Bottle Vase with Red Glaze - Chinese

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body covered in a thick deep red tone glaze thinning to a greyish tone to the rim. 19th/20th century. Some chipping at the foot due to kiln attachment. Height 35 cm.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da…

Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Bat Vase, Imperfect

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da Qing Xuantong Nian Zhi mark), condition: drilled on base and one hairline on rim

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase…

Chinese Crackle-Glazed White Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase (Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark), height 13.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm,…

Chinese Blue-Glazed Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm, diameter 8 cm

A 19th century Chinese Turquoise-Glazed bottle vase, condition:…

Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Turquoise-Glazed bottle vase, condition: piece missing on rim, height 41 cm, diameter 24 cm

Chinese Teadust glazed bottle vase, two character seal mark,…

Chinese Teadust Glazed Bottle Vase with Seal Mark (19cm)

Chinese Teadust glazed bottle vase, two character seal mark, height 19 cm

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork…

Multicoloured Dragon Porcelain Vase

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork pattern on yellow ground having square reserves to the neck and oval reserves to the body all decorated with multicoloured dragons chasing flaming pearls, height 57 cm

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and…

Celadon Phoenix Vase with Stand and Tomobako

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and tomobako, 47.5 cm high

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle…

Chinese Teal Green Glazed Vase with Gold Rim

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle glaze finish, fine gold painted band to the top rim. Underglaze blue character marks to the base, height 27 cm.

A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Magpie and Prunus' bottle…

Yellow-Ground Magpie & Prunus Vase, Guangxu Mark (32.5 cm)

A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Magpie and Prunus' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark), height 32.5 cm, diameter 21 cm

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of…

Chinese Porcelain Set with Blue and White Lotus Design

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of underglaze blue and white bowls, flared form with lotus decoration and insects, bearing Qianlong six-character seal marks to the underside, a small double gourd bottle vase, and a wine cup…

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the…

Chenghua Mark Blue and White Dragon Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the vase of bottle form with a globular body and long slender neck, decorated to the body with a dragon chasing a pearl and flame clouds to the collar and neck, with apocryphal Ming (Chengua)…

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing…

Chinese Anhua Decorated White Glazed Vase, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 38 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, 1/6/2014, the contents of musk farm, ( Stuart Rattle) lot 339.

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period,…

Qianlong Green Glazed Bottle Vase

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period, with translucent dark emerald green glaze. The same glaze under the foot and inside the narrow neck. Some surface scratches. Provenance: Private Wellington Collection, height 12.8 cm.

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some…

Qing Dynasty Red Plum Glazed Vase - 50cm Height

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some small frits to the glaze at the foot, 50 cm height

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with…

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase with Lotus Boys

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with four reserves painted with boys holding lotus leaves and flowers on a tendril and flowerhead field, on a tall flared foot, height 45 cm

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in…

Late Qing Turquoise Ground Bottle Vase with Lotus Decoration

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in grisaille with lotus and Buddhist emblems, apocryphal Kangxi mark, Guangxu period. Webber collection label, height 35 cm

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed…

Qing Dynasty Cooper-red Glazed Long-necked Vase with Figure Pattern

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed Long-necked bottle vase with figure sword and horse pattern (Daoguang mark). Height 21 cm, diameter 11 cm. The vase has a long neck and a full belly, the body painted in alum red with ancient…

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a…

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a blue and white doucai bottle vase decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel with polychrome figures, bearing a Yongzheng mark to the underside, a pair of blue and white vases with…

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical…

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical body painted with figures and horses in landscape. Double blue ring under glaze rings to the base and old paper label, height 38 cm.

A 19th century Chinese bottle vase and bowl. Each painted with…

A 19th century Chinese bottle vase and bowl. Each painted with dragons pursuing flaming pearls. The vase raised on a fitted stand. Vase 20 cm height. Bowl 13 cm diameter