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A FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND PAINTED ENAMEL CUP AND
COVER
YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLACK ENAMEL AND OF
THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
清雍正 銅胎畫琺瑯粉紅地萬代福壽蓋杯 「雍正年製」款
The cover is brightly decorated with colourful peaches and gourds on leafy
branches, below fu characters enclosed in yellow roundels, all reserved on a
pale pink ground and surmounted by a rounded fnial. The exterior of the cup is
similarly decorated with peaches and gourds, supported on a short ring foot.
The base is enamelled with a large peach bearing the four-character reign
mark.
2æ in. (7 cm.) high
£30,000–50,000 $43,000–70,000
€35,000–57,000

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Taiwan in the early 2000s.
來源:
2000年代購自臺灣
Gourds symbolise future generations, the character fu represents happiness,
and peaches signify longevity; the combination of these images on this cup
and cover thus provide the auspicious blessing wan dai fu shou, meaning
'may many generations enjoy happiness and longevity'.

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