A CHINESE BEIJING CARVED WHITE GLASS TWO-HANDLED CUP

A CHINESE BEIJING CARVED WHITE GLASS TWO-HANDLED CUP

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Decorated in relief to each side with a shou medallion, the bowl flanked by two loop handles formed as dragons, the beasts' bifurcated tails swirling across the exterior, with a narrow geometric band encircling the rim, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, together with a reticulated wood stand, 12.4cm. (2)

Provenance: from a private collection, Kent.

Cf. The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, A Chorus of Colors: Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, p.43, no.17 for a comparable white glass twin-handled cup; see also Treasures of Chinese Glass Work Shops, p.21, no.6 for another related example.