Copper Red Porcelain Meiping Vase - Phoenix Period - 18th Century 17 x 11 x 20

17 x 11 x 20 (WxDxH cms)

This large jar has a black dribble glaze with iridescent hints of a brown overglaze and would look best displayed as a large decorative jar

It has been hand polished making the marble smooth to the touch

92 x 10 x 175 (wxdxh cms)

Copper Red Porcelain Meiping Vase - Phoenix Period - 18th Century 17 x 11 x 20This is a reproduction of a rare underglaze copper red Ming dynasty (1368 1644) vase. All hand turned and hand painted. Ceramics with underglaze copper red decoration are very rare, due to their complicated production process, and originals in the past have fetched over $10 million. During the firing process, the copper used to produce the rich raspberry red tones is difficult to control often turning grey or colourless if not handled by an