PROVENANCE:
From the Estate of Gerrik Baters, Jr. of Cartersville, GA (1928 - 2020). Veteran, Accountant, Private Collector. After several attempts he found success and a path towards a new career. He also was surrounded and fascinated by the ornate porcelain pieces that she had collected over the years. Learning the history, studying the marks and identifying certain aspects of these items became his passion. His friends called him the professor of Porcelains. While his knowledge has passed with him many of his treasures are left behind.

Dimensions: 6-1/4" H x 3-1/2" W

Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Tea type vase. Potted with a bulbous lower body, gently tapper the faceted shoulder, with two archaic ears flanked on the neck, and, emerging dragon scales on the main body, elevated the tall cylindrical neck toward flaring mouth rim, raised upon a slightly tall concave foot base. All reserved in olive-green under glazed with densely dusted golden-yellow speckles, thinning to brown at the mouth-rim. The immaculate porcelain body is covered with a characteristic silky glaze, with attractive various striations throughout the finish. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design The underside foot rim shows unglazed burnt deep-brown ground in the firing, enclosing the tea dust glaze receded central base. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on under base, a four underglaze script characters reign mark, Yongzheng Period of Great Qing Dynasty.

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