Lot Essay
Cf. Percival David Foundation, Catalogue, Section 2, no. 897 for a Qianlong example; and Toji Taikei, New Heibonsha Series, no. 46, pls.83 and 84 for a Jiajing counterpart.
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CUPS AND FOOTED COVERS
DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each painted with a butterfly amongst bamboo and exotic citrus extending over the slightly everted rim and into the interior, the covers similarly decorated (short glaze line on one cover)--4¼in. (11 cm.) diam. (2)
DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each painted with a butterfly amongst bamboo and exotic citrus extending over the slightly everted rim and into the interior, the covers similarly decorated (short glaze line on one cover)--4¼in. (11 cm.) diam. (2)