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Ritual vessel (xing)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736–95)
Ancient ritual classics recorded that a xing vessel was used for offering soup. The vessel here represents the Qianlong emperor’s effort to synthesize antique forms documented in the Confucian classics with contemporary concepts. The closest prototype for this vessel was a gift from his father, Emperor Yongzhen, to the Confucian temple in Qufu in 1730.
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