Chinese Qing Dynasty QianLong Ge Kiln Porcelain Cong Style Vase. Cong is a kind of cylindrical round inside and square outside, consisting of a circular tube shape with protruding square corners. Its square and circular shape could be interpreted as the unity of heaven and earth, where the square represents the earth and a circle represents heaven. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in greyish underglazed base color which contrast against the Ge design color. Distinctive GE crackled glaze also known as jinsi tiexian which translates to mean gold floss and iron thread which details the look of several lines that appear in the crackled surface. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportion The Under base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark. Made in The Years QianLong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty. Dimensions Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 12.6 x 12.6 cm Medium Porcelain Date Qing Dynasty Condition Report In EXCELLENT condition over all. All lots are sold as is and where is. Lauren Galleries provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Lauren Galleries does not give refunds based on condition. Lauren Galleries does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.