A BLUE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC STEM BOWL AND COVER, DOU

DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS IN RELIEF AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A BLUE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC STEM BOWL AND COVER, DOU
DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS IN RELIEF AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The shape based on Eastern Zhou dynasty bronze dou, the deep bowl with upright sides raised on a spreading stem encircled by a raised collar, and the domed cover surmounted by a double ropetwist loop handle, both subtly decorated in faint raised relief with archaistic patterns and covered inside and out with a soft sacrificial blue glaze that covers the slip-written seal marks inside the foot and the cover
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, wood stand, box

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Lot Essay

See another blue-glazed dou in the Victoria and Albert Museum illustrated by M. Medley, 'The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty', T.O.C.S., vol. 31, 1957-1959, pp. 95-105, pl. 39a. Medley notes, p. 100, that in the Winter Solstice sacrifice to Heaven in 1748, blue porcelain vessels were used for the first time as stipulated by Emperor Qianlong, and these sacrificial rites continued throughout the Qing dynasty. See, also, the similar blue-glazed Qianlong-marked dou sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7 July 2003, lot 609.

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