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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (another view)
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A RARE FAMILLE ROSE BELL-SHAPED CUP
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
The cup is fnely decorated on one side with a female immortal holding a vase
of peonies while standing amidst scrolling pink clouds framed in pale blue in
reference to the sky through which swoop fve iron-red bats (wufu). On the
reverse is an inscription, fu gui shen xian bei (‘prosper immortal cup’), followed
by three iron-red seals possibly reading wan xiang shi (‘Studio of a bowl full of
Fragrance’), and on the bottom of the interior is an iron-red pearl foating on
waves. A four-character mark, Tanzhai zhen cang (‘Treasure of The Studio of
Honesty’), is painted in sepia on the base.
3√ in. (10 cm.) diam.
$10,000-20,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired between 1960-early 1980s, and thence by descent within the family.
清道光 粉彩「富貴神仙」鈴鐺盃
底款：坦齋珍藏
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