Lot 350

Two star cracks to the base. One appears to be just to the glaze (doesn't show inside the vase). The other does go through the body, but appears to be an original firing crack, as it emanates from a large pinhole within the glaze. One small repaired chip to the rim.


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Christie's, 'Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I'. London, 11 May 2016, lot 343.