清乾隆 仿官釉貫耳方壺 《大清乾隆年製》款

of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of rounded rectangular section subtly molded with a raised panel on each side, rising from a short slightly splayed foot to a quatrefoil rim, set with a pair of rectangular handles, applied overall with a pale caesious-colored glaze finely streaked with a random matrix of dark gray and pale brown crackle stopping neatly above the foot revealing the grayish-brown body, the interior and the recessed base glazed and with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Light surface wear throughout. The mouth rim painted, likely covering polished chip(s) and/or repair. With very minor firing imperfections including iron spots, and the interior of the foot with silver pen marking.
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