A RARE BLACK-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC FOOTED VESSEL AND COVER, YOU

GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)

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A RARE BLACK-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC FOOTED VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
Of oval section and raised on a pedestal foot, the deep body carved below the rim with an archaistic 'leiwen' band between narrow borders of circles interrupted by a pair of loop handles, with a further leiwen band on the domed cover below a segmented hexagonal knop finial, the interior of the cover carved with a four-character inscription, Shang mu yi you, the interior of the foot carved with a four-character mark, qing hua zhen pin, the exterior and interior of the foot covered with a black matte glaze in contrast to the white interiors
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The inscription carved in a line inside the cover, Shang mu yi you, may be translated as, 'you made for mother Yi of Shang', and the four-character inscription carved on the base, qing hua zhen pin, may be translated as, 'precious object of splendor'.
The present vessel is modeled after the bronze vessel of the same name illustrated in the Xuanhe bo gu tu. (Fig. 1) For a discussion on Xuanhe bo gu tu, see lot 1603.

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