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246 A FAMILLE-ROSE WINE CUP
224 SOTHEBY’S YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD

thinly potted with the aring sides rising from a
countersunk base, enameled to the exterior with
two immortals, one holding a sta , the other
carrying a double-gourd emitting vapor and
four bats, beside a garden stool and two vases
containing a oral sprig and lingzhi, the interior
painted with a small butter y, the base inscribed
in underglaze blue with a six-character mark
arranged horizontally within a double square
Diameter 3⅝ in., 9.3 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

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A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘FIGURAL’
SQUARE CUP
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

the faceted body with a at base aring to a gilt
rim, painted to each side with a scene from the
Romance of the Western Chamber, the interior
enameled turquoise, the base reserved in white
and centered with a six-character seal mark in
iron red
Width 4½ in., 11.5 cm

$ 5,000-7,000