A FLAMBE-GLAZED 'POMEGRANATE' LOBED VASE INCISED SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG |

the hexalobed globular body resting on a splayed foot, rising to a waisted neck with an everted lobed rim, vibrantly covered in a purple-red glaze streaked with blue accentuating the lobed form, the glaze draining to a mushroom tone at the inner rim, the base applied with a coffee-coloured glaze and incised with a six-character seal mark

Overall good condition. There are characteristic glaze crackles with occasional minute flakes. The glaze is slightly uneven with a lighter spot on the reverse.
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This hexalobed form with everted mouth is a Qianlong innovation and the charm of vases of this type is achieved by combining this pomegranate-inspired form with the flambé glaze. A closely related Qianlong period example is published in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, vol. 2, Taipei, 1981, pl. 75; and another is illustrated in John Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva. Chinese Ceramics, vol. 3, Geneva, 1972, pl. A291.