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HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FLAMBE VASE

by Andrew

Hi Peter,
I purchased this vase not too long ago, because I was immediately drawn to its thick syrupy & colourful glazes dripping down the sides.
The vase is about 24 cm.s tall, thick walled & wheel thrown & maybe handbuilt in combination?
Glazed inside & out with a pronounced raised nipple bump inside on centre base & underneath as well.
Passes acetone scrub & orange burnt base looks original.
The foot is very short, with a notch or step - cut taper, on the bottom side edge..don't know what you call this!
There is all over darker crazing to all glazes, but I am having difficulty finding glaze bubble sizes for comparisons as there do not appear to be many visible, especially when one looks at the lang yao type red which is very transparent, but there are plenty of orange peel areas on the transparent glazes.
there are also areas of milky opalescent glaze with evidence of rainbow fluoresence.
The majority of the bottom half of the vase is coated in a thick cream coloured glaze that has a satin matt texture,which, under a 10x loop, seems to be composed of short, fine,tiny needle shaped crystals; the whole, a contrast to the rich glassy smooth coloured glazes.

Anyway the vase has quite a few large & very unusual, bubble type protruberances, whch are semi transparent with different size gas bubbles, visible within each; these bumps, look as though they have grown up & pushed through from under the overglazes perhaps during firing...either that or they are large particles of sand grit liquified during firing?..I really don't know!
Do not know whether this vase is Chinese either.
Modern or old?
Really confused with this one.
Any help, confirmation or corrections to my observations most graciously accepted, Peter.
Adding 4 images & then another four to follow.
regards yet again from this novice.
Andrew.

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HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FLAMBE VASE

by Andrew

Hi Peter,
have added 4 more images with the last showing one of those protruberances.
any comment from you vitally welcome.
regards, Andrew.

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HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FLAMBE VASE

by Andrew

Hi Peter,
adding more images to support my observations.
The first image is of the rim area near mouth...could those black flecks be iron spots?

another 3 images to follow

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HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FLAMBE VASE, MORE IMAGES

by Andrew

And another 3 images showing overlapping & glaze edge interfaces during common firing?

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