Asian Art - 11th November 2009

Lot 539

A Chinese famille rose U-shaped cup

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £600

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Description

A Chinese famille rose U-shaped cup, painted with a boy in a garden with a large chicken between rockwork and flowers, the reverse with seventeen rows of calligraphy, the base with a six character Qianlong mark but 20th century, 8.3cm. Cf. A.J. Allen, Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain, p.164 for similar examples.