Lot Essay
It is rare to find month cups from the Yongzheng period, as most were produced in the Kangxi period.
(US$13,000-20,000)
(US$13,000-20,000)
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A VERY RARE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUP
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A VERY RARE FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUP
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely painted to one side with a flowering crab-apple tree with further plants issuing from the middle distance, representing the second month, inscribed to the reverse with a poem qing xiang he su yu; jia se chu qing yan (After the fragrance of the evening rain; the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mists), ending with the seal mark shang (appreciation)
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diam., box
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Finely painted to one side with a flowering crab-apple tree with further plants issuing from the middle distance, representing the second month, inscribed to the reverse with a poem qing xiang he su yu; jia se chu qing yan (After the fragrance of the evening rain; the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mists), ending with the seal mark shang (appreciation)
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diam., box