Lot Essay
This type of jar can be called ri yue guan ("sun-and-moon-jar"), the cover representing the sun and the crescents the moon, or yueya er guan ("jar with crescent moon handles"). A similar celadon jar and cover with Qianlong mark is illustrated in Liu Liang-yu, Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol.5, Taipei 1991, p.196
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