A FLAMBE-GLAZED VASE, FANGHU SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

based on archaic bronze form, the body of rectangular section swelling around the middle and tapering at the neck, the belly moulded on two sides with a slightly raised circle, the neck flanked by a pair of rectangular lug handles, covered overall in a claret coloured glaze thinning at the edges to reveal the white body and pooling in the furrows, the glaze further accented with patches of milky sky-blue glaze drizzling down the shoulders, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark beneath a brown glaze, wooden stand

Formerly in a Japanese Collection.

There are minor glaze chips to the foot, with two shallow chips in the same area, the largest approximately 1 cm. There is minor fritting to the mouth. Small areas of thin surface scratches and very minor kiln grit on the body. In otherwise good condition.
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