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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

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A FINE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT FALANGCAI RUBY-GROUND

‘PRUNUS’ CUP

YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The cup is delicately enamelled to the exterior in soft tones of yellow, green and sepia to
depict two bees hovering above a flowering branch bearing prunus blossoms, intertwined
with clusters of bamboo around the foot, all against a vivid ruby-red ground. The
interior and base are covered with a clear glaze. The countersunk base is inscribed with a
Yongzheng reign mark in blue enamel.
2 Ω in. (6.3 cm.) diam., Japanese double wood boxes

HK$40,000,000-50,000,000 US$5,200,000-6,500,000

PROVENANCE

The Zandelou Collection

EXHIBITED

Min Chiu Society, Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum
of Art, 30 November 1990-10 February 1991

LITERATURE

Min Chiu Society, Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary
Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 354-355, no. 162

清雍正 琺瑯彩胭脂紅地梅竹紋酒圓 藍料四字宋體字款

敞口，深腹，圈足內收。外壁施琺瑯彩料，胭脂紅為地，近圈足處畫梅枝一株，隨盃形而生，上
繪兩隻小蜜蜂嗡嗡飛舞，枝頭梅花或含苞待放，或綻瓣盛開，枝底生矮竹幾叢。內壁平素無紋，
底書藍料「雍正年製」宋體字款。

來源
暫得樓珍藏

展覽
敏求精舍，《敏求精舍三十週年紀念展》，香港藝術館，1990 年 11 月 30 日至
1991 年 2 月 10 日

著錄
敏求精舍，《歷代文物萃珍：敏求精舍三十週年紀念展》，香港，1990 年，
354 至 355 頁，編號 162

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