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A meiping is a Chinese vase shape. It is traditionally used to display branches of plum blossoms. The meiping was first made of stoneware during the Tang dynasty (618-907). It was originally used as a wine vessel, but since the Song dynasty (960–1279) it became popular as a plum vase and got its name "meiping". It has a narrow base, a wide body, a narrow neck, and a small opening.
Vase.jpg|Cizhou stoneware, 13th century, Song dynasty ware, celadon, Song dynasty from Musée Guimet, Paris Dynasty-Octagonal Jar (Meiping) painted in copper-red underglaze.JPG|Vase with copper-red underglaze, Ming dynasty Vase (Meiping) with Horizontal Ribs LACMA AC1994.191.1.jpg|Vase with horizontal ribs, Southern Song period Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Lotus Sprays LACMA AC1999.38.6.1-.2.jpg|Lidded vase with lotus sprays, Qingbai ware, Southern Song period