Baluster vase; China, Qing dynasty, 19th century.

Baluster vase; China, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Glazed porcelain "Flambé".
Presents label on the base.
Measurements: 39,5 x 19 x 19 cm.
Porcelain vase with baluster body, stylized that rises from a slightly flared foot to a notched neck and a mouth gently exvasada. The piece is covered with an expressive enamel of intense coppery red, tinged with delicate lavender blue tones and celadon green reflections, creating a changing chromatic effect of extraordinary beauty, especially the richness and depth of its glaze, whose surface seems to transform according to the incidence of light. On the inside, the glaze has a subtle crackle, a characteristic feature of the famous Langyao glazed porcelains, prized for their technical refinement and the sophistication of their chromatic effects.
The Ching or Qing Dynasty, also known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the last of the Chinese imperial dynasties. Founded in the current northeast of the country by the Manchu clan in 1644, its rule ended with the abdication of the last Emperor in 1912 by the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China, keeping the capital in Beijing during all this time. In general, traditional art forms flourished in very different and varied levels and formats, thanks to a highly educated upper class, a thriving publishing industry of books, pamphlets, etc., really prosperous cities and the Confucian emphasis on cultivating the mind.