乾隆 Qianlong Sacrificial Blue Bottle Vase (Tianqiu Ping)
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A fine and elegant Imperial bottle-form vase (Tianqiu Ping) of
exquisite proportions, the globular body rising to a broad cylindrical neck and
resting upon a countersunk foot, covered overall with a rich purple-hued deep
cobalt blue glaze and at the bottom has an 'oil spotting effect. The slight purple cast to the blue is due to the
presence of manganese in the glaze and this color is sometimes referred to as
sacrificial blue or Mazarin blue. The base with an incised zhuanshu seal mark and period
of Qianlong inscribed in the biscuit under the blue glaze. |
Zhuanshu mark & period seal mark of Qianlong
