A flambé red glazed pottery bowl


Late Qing/Republic periodPotted with a flared rim to the curving well that tapers sharply inward toward a narrow foot ring, the scarlet red glaze mottled with tiny spots of peacock blue and thinning to olive on both sides of the rim, stopping unevenly along the unglazed foot pad and deeply recessed base burnt a pale brown in the firing.6 3/4in (17cm) diameter