A LARGE FLAMBE-GLAZED HEXAGONAL VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

the six-sided vessel rising from a flared foot to a wide belly to a waisted neck, the neck flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles, covered overall in a claret coloured glaze with a milky lavender glaze streaking the neck, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark beneath a brown glaze

Formerly in a Japanese Collection.

There is a hairline crack on the interior (which doesn't go through the body) and which extends up from the foot approx 20cm. Otherwise the piece is overall in very good condition. The milky-lavender tone is softer than the illustration suggests.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

The flambé glaze on this piece and the other two pieces in this sale, with its purple-red glaze with blue streaks, have a kinship with the jun type glaze of Henan used in the Song Dynasty.  Reproductions of The Song jun glaze, began at the kilns in Jingdezhen during the Xuande era in the early fifteenth century and were revived on a large scale under the Yongzheng emperor and continue to be made today.  Qing jun wares made at imperial kilns feature a hard body, a trimmed foot covered with a brownish slip and usually a stamped or incised reign mark.  Pieces made at private kilns tend to have a coarse texture and be disproportioned, the untrimmed foot being over-painted with a dark slip.