Pale-pink Ceramic Vase

The vase has a contracting garlic-head mouth, short neck, wide shoulders, swelling body gradually tapering downwards and slightly upturned foot. The exterior is covered with pale pink glaze, a kind of low temperature red glaze which contains gold, while the interior and bottom are white glazed. In the double foot-ring is carved a seal in blue-and-white with the date of manufacture that translates, “Made in Yongzheng period of Qing dynasty.”
The graceful vase has lustrous paste and unctuous uniform glaze. The pale-pink color compares to the peach blossom in March. The Yongzheng reign innovated the golden-red glazed ware which even today is very seldom seen among official kiln collections. This vase is a classic from the Yongzheng kilns and is extremely rare.