Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 121
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' WINE CUP SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND...
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £6000
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Description
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' WINE CUP
SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95
Decorated with the bajixiang (the Eight Buddhist Emblems) above stylised lotus flowerheads between double bands to the rim and the foot, 6.8cm.
Provenance: formerly in an American private collection.
Cf. Splendor of the Qing Dynasty, p.267, no.134 for a set of four related cups and stands.