Hexagonal vase with tubular handles and six ridges, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Hexagonal vase with tubular handles and six ridges, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B000212N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The whole body is made into a hexagonal shape with a straight neck, double ears, folded shoulders, a big belly and a round foot. The whole vessel is covered with green porcelain glaze. The glaze color is bright and moist, and tends to be bluish white. It is full of iron lines. The foot margin is exposed for a circle and coated with brown juice, which should imitate the effect of iron foot in the official kiln. The foot is full of glaze blue and white calligraphy, “made in the year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”, with three lines and six characters.