Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase Decorative Chinese Art Cast in brass and retaining

Cast in brass and retaining its original internal clapper

The scale and shallow depth allow the panel to function either as wall-mounted artwork or as an alternative bedhead

Slender bamboo bars form a balanced

Tika and Chopra boxes were used to store coloured pigment powder

68 x 7 x 130 (wxdxh cms)

Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase Decorative Chinese Art Cast in brass and retainingThis beautifully rich, textured & glossy dark black and red flambe vase is a Chinese reproduction piece made in Jingdezhen in the traditional way by hand. Yaobian translates to 'transmutation' and refers to the the variegated glaze effect which occurs as the glaze changes colour during the kiln firing process. Red flambe was first developed in the 11th century and is created by mixing iron & copper. Flambe glazes were notoriously difficult and