Title
Altar vessel 'zun'
1735-1795
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Ceremonial altar vessel 'zun'
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Qianlong 1736 - 1795 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- 1735-1795
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with yellow glaze
- Dimensions
- 28.4 x 25.3 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1969
- Location
- Lower Asian gallery
- Accession number
- EC3.1969
- Copyright
- Share
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About
From the Qianlong period on, a separate type of monochrome ware was produced for ritual use by the emperor. These vessels were catalogued in a book called 'The illustrated regulations for the ceremonial paraphernalia of the Qing dynasty' compiled in 1759. The pieces were made in forms derived from ancient bronzes and their colour was determined by the Beijing temple they were made for, such as yellow for use in the Temple of Earth and blue for the Temple of Heaven.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.129.
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'The Marvel of Porcelain', Sydney, 2003, 129 (colour illus.).
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