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has attached flowers around on the body and has ivory colored transparent glaze over a white stoneware body that shows tear streaks in the glaze, also has fire gilded bands around head and base that are layered with reddish Cuprite and greenish Malachite corrosion where the gilding has worn, this proves its age and is more reliable than a TL test and used by all experts to authenticate artifacts. The Vessel is not marked and is likely a tribute piece because of the
fire gilded bands. Measures approx
12 3/4" tall.