Description:

Altar vessels like this were in demand in the imperial palace in Beijing to place before Buddhist altars. They would have been piled with offerings such as fruit. Each of the three glass sections was made separately then they were joined together with a wooden dowel and glue.

Glass
Height: 12.9 cm, diameter: 15.5 cm, base diameter: 10.8 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4574, N4575