Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 67
A SMALL CHINESE DOUCAI CONICAL CUP 18TH CENTURY Painted with an official and an attendant with a...
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £10000
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Description
A SMALL CHINESE DOUCAI CONICAL CUP
18TH CENTURY
Painted with an official and an attendant with a fan in a garden beside a red fence and ornamental rockery, the base with a six character Chenghua mark, 7cm.
Cf. J Ayers, Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, pp.144-5, no.117 and 118 for a similar cup painted with three boys.