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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 541
A MOLDED BLUE - GLAZED ALTAR VESSEL AND COVER (DOU), JIAQING SEAL MARKS AND PE RIOD
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD
A MOLDED BLUE-GLAZED ALTAR VESSEL AND COVER (DOU)
JIAQING SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD
清嘉慶 藍釉仿古紋豆 《大清嘉慶年製》款
the broad U-shaped body resting on a tall spreading hollow foot, the domed cover surmounted by a double 'rope twist' knop, the
exteriors molded in shallow relief with geometric and curvilinear archaistic designs under a rich blue glaze, the interiors similarly
glazed, the undersides of the cover and foot each with a raised six-character seal mark (2)
Height 10½ in., 26.5 cm
Catalogue Note
Compare a similar Jiaqing period vessel exhibited in For Blessings and Guidance: the Qianlong emperor's design for state sacrificial
vessels, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019, cat. no. 2017.0119. Another example differing slightly in design
was exhibited in ibid., cat. no. 2017.0134. See also one sold at Christie's New York, 22nd-23rd March 2018, lot 785.
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