QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

This type of zun can be found documented in the Huangchao Liqi Tushi (Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Qing Dynasty), compiled during the Qianlong period and included in the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries). It was designated as one of the official ritual vessels in the thirteenth year of the Qianlong reign (fig. 1). Compare to a similar Qianlong yellow-enamelled zun housed in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection number: zhongci004515.