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A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘MILLE-FLEURS’ CUP 㶭▱ㄞġġġ䰱⼑叔剙拎䲳䙫
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
˪⣏㶭▱ㄞ⸜墥˫㫦
of deep ‘U’ form with slightly ß aring sides rising from a small Ը๕
foot, the exterior and foot delicately painted in enamels
㜙㕡喅埻㓞啷炻㕘≈✉炻1982⸜
of magenta, yellow, green, lavender, iron-red and white
with a colorful array of ß owers including large clusters of
chrysanthemum, surrounded by sprigs of camellia, iris, lotus,
hydrangea, daylily and aster, all blooming against a ground
of dense foliage below a gilt rim, the interior and base left
white and with a six-character seal mark in iron red, wood
stand (2)
Diameter 3¼ in., 8 cm
PROVENANCE
The Oriental Art Collector, Singapore, 1982.
$ 10,000-15,000
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