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 flambe bottle vase, Qianlong six-character impressed…

Chinese Flambe Bottle Vase with Qianlong Seal Mark

A Chinese flambe bottle vase, Qianlong six-character impressed seal mark, 14 cm high

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 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 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 sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42…

Chinese 19th Century Sang De Boeuf Bottle Vase

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42 cm high, 17 cm wide

A 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase Ming dynasty, the pear-shaped…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Bottle Vase with Animal Masks

A 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase Ming dynasty, the pear-shaped body set on a straight foot and tapering to a tall slender neck above an incised border, set with double animal masks below the lipped mouth, covered with a crackled pale sea-green glaze, the…

A Ruskin pottery high fired Sang de Boeuf flambe glazed bottle…

Ruskin Pottery Sang de Boeuf Flambe Vase, 1924

A Ruskin pottery high fired Sang de Boeuf flambe glazed bottle vase, dated 1924, 27 cm high

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 Chinese rich copper red glazed bottle vase height 27.2 cm

Chinese Copper Red Glazed Bottle Vase - 27.2cm

A Chinese rich copper red glazed bottle vase height 27.2 cm

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably…

Republic Period Famille Rose Dragon Phoenix Vase

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form surmountd by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl and a phoenix in flight among trailing cloud scrolls, above a band of…

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

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 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

Large bottle vase bulbous spherical body in plain fine tea dust…

Guanxu tea dust glazed vase on stand

Large bottle vase bulbous spherical body in plain fine tea dust glaze, six incised character mark to base (Guanxu) on wooden stand, 35 cm height (stand damaged) Provenance: Sale, Christie's south Kensington (label to base)

A blue and white bottle vase Qing dynasty, 18th century, the…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Bottle Vase

A blue and white bottle vase Qing dynasty, 18th century, the ovoid body rising to a slender cylindrical neck, decorated overall with horizontal bands of shou characters between a band of lotus petals at the base and ruyi head and scroll borders around the…

A Chinese polychrome bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century,…

Polychrome Qing Dynasty Vase with Immortals and Dragon

A Chinese polychrome bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the outer body pierced and decorated with eighteen immortals in relief against a stylised cloud background, around a hollow cylindrical core, a large dragon on the neck, impressed Qianlong mark…

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Qing dynasty 19th century,…

Qing Dynasty Porcelain Vase with Gilt Bronze Stand

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Qing dynasty 19th century, overglaze enamels in aubergine and yellow with all the green hues and outlined in black, six character iron red mark to base, on gilt bronze stand. Height 42 cm. Provenance: Sydney private…

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 crackle glazed bottle vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

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

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 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 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 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 famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic…

Republic Period Hundred Bats Famille Rose Vase

A famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form rising to a tall cylindrical neck, painted on the exterior with numerous iron-red bats among trailing cloud scrolls, all between a band of lappets around the base…

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

Crackled Celadon Bottle Vase - 17 cm

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with flower…

Kangxi blue and white vase with flower and lotus

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with flower sprays and stylized lotus, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 20 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, The Estate of the Late John Kenny, 17/18 May 2004, Lot 132, Hancock's, 37 Dury Street, St James,…

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

Ge Vase Song

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

A famille verte bottle vase with wooden stand with blue…

Famille Verte Bottle Vase with Wooden Stand

A famille verte bottle vase with wooden stand with blue character marks to base, height 40.5 cm (inc. stand)

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with…

Qing Dynasty Dragon Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with dragon pattern (Qing Dynasty Qianlong mark), this Blue-and-White Doucai bottle vase that a slender neck with slanting shoulders and round body. There is a Qing Dynasty Qian long period sealed…

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed…

Blue-glaze Xiangfeng vase with underglazed mark, 54cm high

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed blue mark, 54 cm high

A Longquan bottle vase, Southern Song-Yuan, 13th-14th century,…

Southern Song-Yuan Longquan Bottle Vase with Lug Handles

A Longquan bottle vase, Southern Song-Yuan, 13th-14th century, with two lug handles on the neck and key fret band on the shoulder, the foot rim burned brick red, 17.5 cm high

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose…

Famille Rose Prunus and Pine Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose enamels with prunus and pine trees, the design interrupted at the shoulder by a band of Bao Xiang Hua flowers, scrolls and Shou characters. Qianlong seal mark in blue under the base. Height 40 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 compressed nine peach bottle vase enamelled with nine red and…

Enamelled Peach Bottle Vase with Iron Red Bats

A compressed nine peach bottle vase enamelled with nine red and yellow peaches, a pair of bats painted in iron stone red and a six character iron red Guangxu mark to base, 32 cm high

An ox-blood-glaze bottle vase, Mid to late Qing dynasty, 29 cm…

Qing Dynasty Ox-Blood Glaze Bottle Vase (1973 Acquisition)

An ox-blood-glaze bottle vase, Mid to late Qing dynasty, 29 cm diam. Provenance: Acquired in London in 1973

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 blue and white bottle vase, probably circa 1640, the globular…

Blue and White Bottle Vase, 17th Century

A blue and white bottle vase, probably circa 1640, the globular body rising from a straight foot to a tall waisted neck, painted on the exterior with two attendants presenting gifts to a dignitary accompanied by four other attendants in a garden setting,…

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu…

Famille Rose Butterfly Vase, Guangxu Period

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers and Estate Agency Ltd., Hong Kong, 18 November 1988, lot 197, Iain Clark collection, Sydney, acquired from the above, fine Asian, Australian…

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular…

Blue and White Tongzhi Vase with Floral Scroll Design

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck with everted mouth, moulded around the body with raised bands and painted in cobalt blue with a broad composite flower scroll between…

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 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 moulded and carved double-gourd bottle vase, Jiaqing mark,…

Jiaqing Marked Double-Gourd Vase with Phoenix and Sun Design

A moulded and carved double-gourd bottle vase, Jiaqing mark, Republic period, the lower section with a phoenix standing amongst two peony branches, the upper section with the sun accompanied by scrolling clouds, and a dated inscription, 'first day after…

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 sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with…

Qing Dynasty Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, raised on a circular foot, height 31 cm. Provenance: Dr. Merna Marie Torrington collection

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

A famille-rose 'hundred butterflies' bottle vase, mark and…

Guangxu Hundred Butterflies Vase

A famille-rose 'hundred butterflies' bottle vase, mark and period of Guangxu, the compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck, painted on the exterior with the 'hundred butterflies' design divided by a band of lotus scrolls…

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm…

Kangxi Dragon Bottle Vase

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm high. Provenance: See an Old Friend Arts and Antiques, Hong Kong, The four-claw dragon is a familiar motif during the Kangxi period. It appears in underglaze-blue and copper-red, coloured…

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'