Bottle vase with long tubular neck in porcelain with red flamed glaze, China, 19th century Resting on a short foot, the slightly cracked glaze is a beautiful deep red, the top of the neck shows celadon ochre-green tones and the neck a beautiful lavender-blue color also present around the foot. The cover has been lightly lapped around the heel. Apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue on the base. Height: 39 cm

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