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A rare Chinese group of the Tyrolean Dancers, Qianlong period, circa 1752
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A rare transmutation red glazed fanghu
Xianfeng six-character mark and of the period

Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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A rare transmutation red glazed fanghu

Xianfeng six-character mark and of the period
Of rectangular section with indented corners to the rim and neck supporting a pair of rectangular lug handles, the body flaring outward above a tall foot and molded with raised peaches on the opposing faces, the glaze layer displaying opaque reddish-blue areas streaked with sky blue and thinning to a translucent olive green with dense craze lines, the mark incised in regular script to deeply recessed base where the glaze has fired to a dark buff color.
11 7/8in (30cm) high

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Compare the flambé glazed fanghu of slightly larger size (30.5cm, 12in high), with a similar incised six-character mark sold in Sotheby's, London sale, 12 May 2010, lot 142. See also a similarly incised six-character Xianfeng mark on the teadust-glazed bottle vase sold in Christie's New York, sale 2463, 15 September 2011, lot 1594 (13 1/4in, 33.6cm high).

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