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LIBATION CUP

China
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit
Height: 5.5 cm; length: 11.5 cm; width: 6 cm

A thinly-potted libation cup in the form of an oval and flower-heads painted in aubergine-purple and
bowl with slightly tapering sides and a broad pouring yellow enamels on a green seeded ground. The applied
lip. The rectangular handle is supported by two chilong chilong dragons are painted in aubergine and yellow.
dragons applied one on either side and another two The interior rim painted with ruyi-heads, key fret
dragons are applied under the lip. The cup is covered patterns and flower-heads on a green seeded ground.
with a very thin layer of transparent glaze and painted The bottom of the interior decorated with a hare
with famille verte enamels and iron-red enamel. outlined in black.
On the outside are lobed panels with key fret patterns

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