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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A FINE AND VERY RARE YANGCAI 'POPPY' ᪺㢫᢬ ᧵ྑⴽ⟟͂♄⪱㛧 ࡛२Վಧ᜷ᕋᢎ
CUP
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YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) ٳᘹ⼖༛ᬘ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
ᆌ໵፩ݎ⊂⯠⻦
The exterior of the cup is exquisitely enamelled with one pink,
one white and one iron-red poppy, borne on long bristled stems Ƕℱࠒ㫼ㅩ ᆌ໵፩ᇙㅳ≢଍Ⅷ⻦Ƿ卿㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑ卿 ჺ
ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
with veined leaves emerging from the foot and meandering
naturalistically around the body in varying shades of bluish and 㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
yellowish green. The interior is enamelled with three small
asymmetrically arranged petals. ൣ⿫
3 —/”ÿ in. (9.1 cm.) diam., box Ƕ"O &YIJCJUJPO PG *NQPSUBOU $IJOFTF $FSBNJDT GSPN UIF 3PCFSU
$IBOH $PMMFDUJPOǷ卿ٳᘹצ೥ᇑ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿எ㢙
HK$7,000,000-9,000,000 US$910,000-1,200,000
எ‸ ⽚
PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 12 June 1990, lot 322
The Robert Chang Collection
Colours of Perfection, Important Chinese Ceramics from the
Robert Chang Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31
October 2000, lot 808
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1526

EXHIBITED
An Exhibition of Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang
Collection, Christie's London, 2-14 June 1993, Catalogue, no. 89

detail of interior
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