White porcelain vessel in the shape of an ancient fu food container, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

White porcelain vessel in the shape of an ancient fu food container, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B002911N000000000PAH
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Sacrificial vessels
• Description:
  Porcelain Fu is shaped in imitation of ancient times. Its form can be seen in the “Imperial Ritual Ware Pattern”. The utensil is square and has a cover. The cover is narrow on the top and wide on the bottom, and the body is wide on the top and narrow on the bottom. All of them are trapezoidal, with square feet pointing outward. The outer wall of the whole device is decorated with printing, the cover is decorated with Kui dragon, the top of the cover is inclined out of the ridge, showing a wavy edge, the ridge interior is water ripple, and the exterior is decorated with curved lines; The belly is painted with Kui dragon pattern, the shin is painted with hui pattern, and the foot wall is painted with cloud pattern; Both the lid and the utensil have two ears, which are semi annular. The lid earrings are decorated with the desired points, and the utensil ears are attached with Kui dragon patterns. There are fine branch nail marks on both ears and the outer side of the inner bottom, that is, two layers of support nails are needed outside the foot circle to maintain the appearance. The blue white glaze is applied, but the exposed body of the sole and outsole is grayish white. Because the glaze color is white and blue, it should be the moon white glaze used for sacrificing the Xiyuetan. There are six characters and three lines of seal characters “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” carved in the middle of the cover and the bottom.