Sang De Boeuf Porcelain Tianqiuping Vase

An exquisite sang de boeuf or ‘ox blood’ porcelain tianqiuping vase. Sang de boeuf refers to the colour which translates to French for ‘ox blood’, a colour created by oxidising iron & copper. 

Sang de boeuf was one of a number of new flambé glazes, marked by unpredictable but highly decorative and varying effects. Developed in the Jingdezhen porcelain kilns during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722).

Red flambe was first developed in the 11th century and is created by mixing iron & copper. Flambe glazes were notoriously difficult and unpredictable to work with but highly decorative with varying effects. Developed in the Jingdezhen porcelain kilns during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722).

Porcelain is steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain -which also originated in China – didn’t emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty -202 BC to 220 AD.

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