A RARE TEA-DUST GLAZED 'THREE RAMS' VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

with a compressed globular body rising from a rounded splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared mouth, the shoulder decorated with three ram heads, the lower neck encircled by a raised double-fillet band, repeated at the central and lower body, covered overall save for the footring with a warm mottled olive-green glaze thinning to the rim and rams' horns, the base with a six-character seal mark beneath a brown dressing

A Japanese collection.
Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo.

There is a crack from the centre of the base, over the foot and extending up for approx. 12.5 cm to the lower body. It is however beautifully retouched, and there is also retouching to one of the rams.
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