Vessel for Ritual Offering (Dou), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Porcelain with low-relief decoration under dark blue glaze, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Ceramics, These vessels were used in state rituals held in the first lunar month of the year, during which the emperor made offerings to heaven at the Altar for Bountiful Harvest (Qigutan), part of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing
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Vessel, Ritual Offering, Dou, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Porcelain, low-relief decoration under dark blue glaze, H, 7 3/4, 19.7 cm, Ceramics, vessels, state rituals, held, first lunar, month, year, emperor, offerings, heaven, Altar, Bountiful Harvest, Qigutan, part, Temple, Heaven, Beijing
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