Hu” vase with flambé glaze, Qing dynasty, with Qianlong seal

Small porcelain vase decorated with a rich flambé glaze. The body, which stands on a flared foot, has the form of a deep bowl and is decorated with two horizontal ribs arranged at the height of the shoulders, which gradually narrow to form an elongated neck, on which rest two beautiful handles ending in scrolls, ending in a thin turned mouth. 

The surface is decorated with a rich “flambé” glaze of intense raspberry color with purple and sky blue spots that becomes thinner in the mouth and handles, revealing the ocher and creamy color of the ceramic. The interior shows a milky light blue color with lavender veins. 

On the base it shows a six-character incised seal “大清乾隆年制”. 

Height: 22 cm

References:

- Christie's: AN IMPERIAL FLAMBÉ-GLAZED VASE, HU; THE MARIE THERESA L. VIRATA COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART: A FAMILY LEGACY, Lot 614 (2017).