Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Flower Vase Material - Satin Wood this cabinet comes from Gujarat

this cabinet comes from Gujarat further north showing how trade and styles transcended regional borders

it serves equally well as a coffee table

fluid hand

used as a room divider

Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Flower Vase Material - Satin Wood this cabinet comes from GujaratThis 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 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 work