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Lot Essay
Vases of this form, produced in five different colors, were made for the Imperial altars where the emperor personally made sacrifices.
Compare with another red example made for the Chaoritan, The Altar of the Sun, illustrated by R. Kerr, Chinese Art and Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1991, pp. 190-1, pl. 81, and again by Kerr in Chinese Ceramics - Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, p. 24, fig. 9.
A blue-glazed Jiaqing-marked example in the Weishaupt Collection is illustrated by G. Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, pp. 20-1, fig. 3. Another blue-glazed example was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20 May 2005, lot 1250.
This form appears to date back to the Hongzhi period, with a yellow-glazed example illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 40-1, no. 36.
Compare with another red example made for the Chaoritan, The Altar of the Sun, illustrated by R. Kerr, Chinese Art and Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1991, pp. 190-1, pl. 81, and again by Kerr in Chinese Ceramics - Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, p. 24, fig. 9.
A blue-glazed Jiaqing-marked example in the Weishaupt Collection is illustrated by G. Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, pp. 20-1, fig. 3. Another blue-glazed example was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 20 May 2005, lot 1250.
This form appears to date back to the Hongzhi period, with a yellow-glazed example illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 40-1, no. 36.