清十八世紀 窯變釉膽瓶

the globular body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a tall cylindrical neck, covered in a purplish-red glaze thinning to a mushroom tone near the mouth and streaked with milky lavender blue stopping neatly at the foot, wood stand

This large vase is in good condition, but does have a small chip to the body on the rim, that occured in the manufacture and is covered with glaze. There is some pin hole-sized burst bubbles and scratches to the glaze to the sides and there is crazing to the glaze throughout.
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