A flambé-glazed handled vaseSeal mark and period of Qianlong清乾隆 窰變釉雙耳瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款the base incised with a six-character seal mark, Japanese wood box (3) Height 8½ in., 21.7 cm For more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact serina.wei@sothebys.comIn response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Tanisho, Kanazawa (by repute).谷庄，金沢（傳）Flambé glazes derive from the Jun wares of the Song dynasty, a glaze that was first revived during the Yongzheng period and remained popular throughout the Qing dynasty.Compare a flambé-glazed vase of this type, in the Capital Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Xiong Liao, Beauty of Ceramics. Gems of the Official Kilns, Taipei, 1993, pl. 147; and another included in the exhibition Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art Assembled by Yamanaka & Company, Inc., Yamanaka & Company, Inc., New York, 1943, no. 915. See a further example from the Marie Theresa L. Virata Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 16th March 2017, lot 614; and another from the Hosokawa clan, sold in these rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3111. For a Yongzheng prototype of this vase, see one sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 21st September 2004, lot 316.