清乾隆 爐鈞釉象耳壺

the pear-shaped body rising from a gently spreading foot to a waisted neck with lipped rim, the shoulder encircled with two raised fillets, flanked by a pair of elephant handles, covered overall in a cascading turquoise-blue glaze mottled with lavender, Japanese wood box

壺中居，東京，得自1962年

There are two linear very shallow glaze chips/wear below the rim to the exterior (1.5cm x 1mm and 1cm by 1mm). There is also another similar one to the lower part of the body to one side (1cm by 1mm), with a slight scratch next to this. There are two minor 'nicks' to the footrim, that have been rendered to the unfired body (3mm and 5mm long) and a small shallow chip (2mm by 2mm).
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