Flambe Glaze Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase Ancestor Figures See plate 137

See plate 137

The first dual fails as Rama cannot differentiate between the two brothers

This lovely mirror is made from a teak window frameThe window is from a Rajasthani Haveli and dates from the 19th Century

but even without candles they look very decorative hung on a wall

Materials: Hand-carved teak wood with naturally aged patina

Flambe Glaze Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase Ancestor Figures See plate 137This reproduction Chinese sang de boeuf garlic mouth vase has a beautiful sheen. It is hand turned on a potters wheel by skilled artists using traditional techniques learnt from their family passed down through generations. Sang de boeuf was one of several new flamb glazes, marked by unpredictable but highly decorative and varying effects. It was first developed in the Jingdezhen porcelain kilns during the Kangxi reign (1662 1722). Sang de boeuf