Dimensions (cm): Height: 34 Diameter: 18.5 Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Yellow Glazed Amphora Vase. The Porcelain potted in a amphora shaped vase, large, thick and tall, globular body, slightly oval lower body, rounded shoulder concealing gracefully to a prominent cylindrical neck, with flaring mouth rim, emerging two archaic pattern flanked from the neck to shoulder, raised with short splayed foot base rim and slight concave. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in masterfully covered in an even coat of a deep blue glaze which terminates at the base to reveal the pure white under glaze. The yellow glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human skin. Yellow in Chinese it is called Huang You. The technique of producing it only became matured in the Hongzhi Period of the Ming. There are also high and low temperature glazes. The yellow comes from the ferric oxide in the reducing atmosphere. Its first appearance was in the Tang Dynasty. There are Tender Yellow (Jiao Huang), Wax Yellow (Mi La Huang), Egg Yellow (Dan Huang You) and Eel Yellow (Shan Yu Huang). The foot rim reveals the cut edges during the making process, and the receded central interior base left white under glaze. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. Mark on shoulder, a six under glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.