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A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUPS
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 五彩花神盃一對 六字篆書款
Each potted with deep faring sides, the cups are painted in underglaze-blue
and enamels with clusters of narcissi growing beside blue ornamental rocks
and roses, emblematic of the eleventh month of the calendar year.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) diam. (2)
£30,000–50,000 $43,000–70,000
€35,000–57,000
PROVENANCE:
From a private Asian collection
Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1549
來源:
亞洲私人舊藏
香港佳士得2006年11月28日拍賣, 拍品1549號
This pair of cups was made in imitation of the Kangxi month cups, such as
the set of twelve from the Percival David Collection illustrated by Rosemary
F. Scott in For The Imperial Court, Qing Porcelain from the Percival David
Foundation, London, 1997, p83. A set of twelve Kangxi month cups sold in
these Rooms, 18 March 1991, lot 543. A single famille rose month cup from
the Qianlong period sold at Christies Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot
3371. The present Qianlong cups, however, lack the poems that are usually
inscribed beside the main decorative side.

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