Vase with appliqued animal masks carrying rings, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Vase with appliqued animal masks carrying rings, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: C1B001247N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  It is a bronze shaped pot with a small mouth, a short neck, a big belly, and short legs. The two sides of the shoulder are decorated with unicorn ears. The whole body is applied with the furnace glaze. The surface of the opaque glaze is reacted with the furnace by copper red element, presenting indigo, red and blue crystal glazes with rich layers and various changes. The upper edge of the surface abdomen is decorated with a convex ridge. The outer bottom is covered with brown glaze, the bottom edge of the circle foot is exposed with white body, and the inside of the foot is carved with the seal character of “made in the year of Yongzheng”.