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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, TWO QIANLONG MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
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2024年06月28日 开拍
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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU, TWO QIANLONG MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD


Expert’s note:
Not only are these bronze dou much rarer than their blue-glazed counterparts, it is extremely rare to find the vessel and matching cover still together.

China, 1736-1795. Heavily cast with a broad, cylindrical bowl raised on a spreading stem, decorated around the exterior with archaistic geometric motifs, C-scrolls, and undulating bands, the cover’s finial modeled as two entwined rope-twist loops. The rim of the foot and inside of the cover each cast with a six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period. The bronze with a fine, smooth, even patina.

Provenance: From an old Swiss private collection. A noted French private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition:
Very good condition with minor old wear and casting irregularities, minuscule nicks to edges, occasional light scratches, all as expected and commensurate with age.

Weight: 3,499 g
Dimensions: Height 24.7 cm, Diameter 15.3 cm

The Qianlong Emperor issued an imperial decree regarding sacrificial vessels in 1748, just before the Winter Solstice sacrifice that was scheduled to be held in the Temple of Heaven that year: “The Altar to Heaven main offering table dou [vessel] is blue porcelain...The handle on the top is like a twisted rope.” It is rare to find a bronze dou vessel from this period because the decree called for dou to be made of blue porcelain, which were used in sacrificial rituals for the rest of the Qing dynasty. Margaret Medley illustrates an example of a blue-glazed version together with illustrations of similar vessels in The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, volume 31, 1957-59, pl. 39 a, c, and d.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related gilt-bronze dou vessel in the Palace Museum, Beijing, registration number 250113.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1224
Price: USD 11,875 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze cover for an archaistic vessel, dou, Qianlong six character cast seal mark and of the period, 1736-1795
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and reign mark. Note the lacking vessel.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2019, lot 867
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze archaistic food vessel, dou, Qianlong six character cast seal mark and of the period, 1736-1795
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of casting, and reign mark. Note the lacking cover.

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