A Flambe-Glazed Vase (fanghu), Qianlong Seal Mark And Period - Sotheby's
of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of rectangular section rising from a short foot to a quatrefoil rim, set at the shoulders with a pair of square lug handles and molded to the front and back with a raised peach-form panel, covered overall with a rich purplish red glaze with lavender blue streaks thinning to cream along the edges, the base incised with a seal mark under a toffee-brown glaze. Height 11 7/8 in., 30.1 cm - Estimation: 80,000 - 120,000 USD
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013 www.sothebys.com