Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Meiping Vase Religious Item A very decorative golden Teak

A very decorative golden Teak chest with ornate original brass corners and a large showy brass hasp from South India

The upper section of the cabinet is mirrored

and the pursuit of perfection respectively

Labels like this are unusual to find as they were mostly destroyed during the unpacking of textiles

Dating to the 19th century from the desert state of Rajasthan

Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Meiping Vase Religious Item A very decorative golden TeakThis beautifully rich & glossy dark red and black flambe vase is a Chinese reproduction piece made in Jingdezhen in the traditional way by hand. Yaobian translates to 'transmutation' and refers to the the variegated glaze effect which occurs as the glaze changes colour during the kiln firing process. Red flambe was first developed in the 11th century and is created by mixing iron & copper. Flambe glazes were notoriously difficult and unpredictable to