Just wanted to share this brief, informative video of a magnificent and extremely rare example of an imperial Qianlong porcelain.
The style of vessel is called tianqiuping, or “Celestial Sphere vase”—an allusion to Chinese mythological depictions of heaven as a globe hovering above Earth.
Its color, too, has spiritual connotations: the cobalt glaze is called “sacrificial blue,” based on similarly-hued containers used during sacrifices at the Imperial Altar of Heaven, according to Dreweatts.
Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Uc-f6Jd_QN4
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