A Chinese Crackle Glaze 'Jiaotianxia'-Type Fluted Pear Shaped Vase18th CenturyOf elegant shape, the bulbous six-section fluted body rising to a tapered six-section flared neck and splayed mouth with all supported on a six-section splayed foot covered overall with a fine black and gold crackle under a greenish-yellow glaze, some gilt remaining on the mouth rim. Height 6 1/2 inches. Note:This shaped vase copies the original Song Dynasty Jiaotianxia vase, but juxtapositioned the fluted body that came up from the foot on the Song version and was placed, instead, close to the shortened neck on the vase offered here. For a Song dynasty period Jiaotianxia vase, see Sothebys Hong Kong 29 May 2018, lot 2918.C Property from the Collection of Steven J. Harvis