QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF SACRIFICIAL BLUE-GLAZED BOWLS
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Rounded sides rising to a thin flaring rim, the exterior covered in thick deep blue glaze thinning towards the mouth rim, leaving the interior and base glazed white
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) diam., box (2)

Provenance

The Zingone Collection, Rome, 1980
Previously sold at Christie's London, 9 Decemeber 1991, lot 188
Acquired from a private collection, Rome

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Lot Essay

Sacrificial blue-glazed ritual vessels were intended for use on the imperial altar at the Temple of Heaven. For the Winter Solstice sacrifice to Heaven in 1748, blue porcelain vessels were used for the first time as stipulated by the Emperor.

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