Bottle vase with flambé glaze

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 55.723.1
Type: vase; pottery
Date of production:
19. század
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: glazed
Dimensions: height: 33.6 cm
diameter (mouth): 7.2 cm
diameter (base): 13.5 cm
The body of the vase resembles those Chinese bottle vases that took their shapes from 18th century metal vessels. The body is flat; the globular lower part is beautifully modelled.