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Double-gourd vase with eel-yellow glaze and ribbon-shaped handles

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Double-gourd vase with eel-yellow glaze and ribbon-shaped handles

Qianlong reign (1736-1795): Qing Dynasty

Height: 25.9 cm, mouth diameter: 3 cm, abdominal diameter: 13.7 cm, bottom diameter: 8.9 cm

The vase takes the form of a double gourd. The glaze is warm yellow with dark brown speckles, resembling the skin of an eel, hence the name “eel yellow.”

The bottom of it bears the mark of “Made in the Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty.”