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拍品专文
The form of this unusual porcelain vessel is based on an archaic bronze wine vessel, jue, used for heating and pouring wine during Shang dynasty rituals. The jue was often dedicated for temple use as an altar vessel and from the Ming dynasty porcelain jue were preferred to metal. The Ming dynasty Emperor Hongwu (1368-1398) issued an edict in 1369 designating different colours for ritual use within the palace.