清乾隆 窰變釉貫耳方壺 《大清乾隆年製》款

the body of flattened pear shape rising from a short straight foot to a tall broad neck with indented corners and set with a pair of lug handles, moulded to the front and rear face with a large peach-shaped panel and covered overall in a rich streaky purplish-red and blue glaze, the base incised with the mark

This vase is in good condition, but there is an inconsistency to the crazed glaze during the firing process, which has caused some some small areas of flaking/loss to the glaze throughout. There is some inconsistency to the glaze to the base, with some associated crawling, which has partially obscured the mark.
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