A large heavily potted shallow brushwasher with up-turned rounded sides raised on a ring foot, the rim dressed with an iron brown wash which mimics an actual copper band that was sometimes used on archaic pieces. The brushwasher is covered in a pale grey Guanyao-type glaze with widely spaced iron wire crackles, smaller finer crackle on the interior. Guan wares of both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in imitation of 宋代 Song Guan wares was produced in varied shapes mostly based on archaic bronze forms. It  was immensely popular and was particularly associated with the Qianlong Imperial kiln. The Qianlong Emperor's love for all things archaic led to the re-creation of many of the old glazes and forms produced in the past.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 光緒 Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
Diameter: 11 1/4" (28.6cm)  Height: 2 7/16" (6.2cm)
Condition: Excellent, no chips, cracks or restorations.
Please refer to item #GU-318 when inquiring.