A CHINESE WUCAI 'CRAB APPLE' MONTH CUP

SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1661-1722

The deep body with a short straight foot and a flaring rim, painted with a flowering crab apple tree growing amidst rocks and vegetation, the reverse with a poem reading qing xiang he su yu, jia se chu qing yan, followed by a seal reading shang ('to appreciate'), with a paper label to the centre, 6.7cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, London, purchased from Sydney L Moss on 6th August 1957 for £30. A copy of the invoice is available.

Cf. the British Museum, London, registration no.PDF.815, for a complete set of twelve month cups.