清光緒 窰變釉杏圓貫耳方壺 《大清光緒年製》款

of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of rectangular section rising from a straight foot to quatrefoil rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of square lug handles and molded to the front and back with a raised peach-form panel, covered overall with a lustrous glaze of dark red tone thinning to a clear buff color at the rim and along the edges, incised with a six-character mark, wood stand (2)

There is a chip to the glaze on the base of one handle. There is a painted over chip and kiln grit to the foot rim, which is possibly later painted. There are the expected scattered burst air bubbles.
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