Yaobian Ice Red Flambe Porcelain Flower Vase Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases Sold and priced as a

Sold and priced as a pair

more refined example can be found in The Philadephia Museum of Art's collection

now gently faded and worn

This very decorative teak panel once was the lid to a huge dowry chest

Yaobian Ice Red Flambe Porcelain Flower Vase Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases Sold and priced as aThis beautifully rich & glossy ice red flambe vase is a Chinese reproduction piece made in Jingdezhen in the traditional way by hand. Yaobian translates to 'transmutation' and refers to the the variegated glaze effect which occurs as the glaze changes colour during the kiln firing process. Red flambe was first developed in the 11th century and is created by mixing iron & copper. Flambe glazes were notoriously difficult and unpredictable to work with