Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Mallet Vase Material - Cryptomeria This bone inlay tissue box

This  bone inlay tissue box features an art deco black and white design that would fit into any home or office

Coal was added to the lined pit and set alight to cook food

These were often used as family altars or to store religious scrolls

and a resplendent bustard (a more unusual design)

Kenya Past and Present

Yaobian Dark Red Flambe Porcelain Mallet Vase Material - Cryptomeria This bone inlay tissue boxThis 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 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