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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 809

THREE IRON-RED 'DRAGON' CUPS, TONGZHI AND GUANGXU MARKS AND PERIODS
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD

THREE IRON-RED 'DRAGON' CUPS
TONGZHI AND GUANGXU MARKS AND PERIODS
清同治及光緒 礬紅彩趕珠龍紋盃三件 《大清同治年製》《大清光緒年製》款

each of U-shape, with deep straight sides gently flaring at the rim, the exterior with two striding dragons chasing a 'Flaming Pearl'
amidst flame wisps, one dragon with its head turned back, all above a border of stylized waves, two cups with a Tongzhi six-
character reign mark in underglaze blue, one cup with a Guangxu six-character reign mark in underglaze blue (3)

Diameter 2⅜ in., 6 cm

Provenance
Connecticut Private Collection, acquired prior to 1970s (by repute).

來源
康州私人收藏，得於1970年代之前（傳）

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