Asian Art I - 15th November 2016
Lot 82
A CHINESE IMPERIAL WUCAI 'MONTH' CUP SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95...
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £7500
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL WUCAI 'MONTH' CUP
SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95
Painted in underglaze blue, iron-red and coloured enamels with narcissus and flowering branches emblematic of the first month of the year, 5.8cm.
Provenance: formerly in an English private collection.
Cf. Poly Museum, Shimmering Romance - a Special Exhibition of Kangxi Porcelain and Works of Art, p.134 for a Kangxi month cup with similar decoration.