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A Chinese blue-glazed ritual altar 'Temple of Heaven' vessel and cover, Dou, Guangxu mark and of the period (1875-1908), the rounded bowl supported on a columnar base encircled with a raised band and terminating in a flared pedestal foot, surmounted by a fitted domed cover with globular knop, moulded with bands of archaistic design in crisp, shallow relief, and applied overall with a lustrous blue glaze, the interior and base white-glazed, the six-character mark incised in a line inside the foot, 26cm high See Margaret Medley, 'The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty', T.O.C.S., vol. 31, 1957-1959, pp. 95-105, pl. 39a. Medley notes, p. 100, that in the Winter Solstice sacrifice held in the Temple of Heaven in 1748, blue porcelain vessels were used for the first time as stipulated by Emperor Qianlong, and these sacrificial rites continued throughout the Qing dynasty. Provenance: From the collection of the late Jean Jardine Johnstone Keswick (1885-1977) and by family descent. Jean Keswick lived in Hong Kong as far back as the 19th century, and was part of the business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East region since 1855, and in particular the conglomerate Jardine Matheson. 清光绪 "大清光绪年制"祭蓝釉豆 拍品来源：英国Jean Jardine Johnstone Keswick (1885-1977) 家族私人收藏，其曾于晚清时居于香港 Condition Report: in good condition other than some firing blemishes to glaze mainly to foot area Condition Report Disclaimer