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A FINE AND RARE MING-STYLE DOUCAI WINECUP

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A FINE AND RARE MING-STYLE DOUCAI WINECUP
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Delicately potted with rounded sides, the exterior painted and enamelled in the Chenghua style with yellow and aubergine blooms forming four floral medallions, the interior plain--2 5/8 in. (6.8cm.) diam., box

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Cups with this decoration appear to be quite rare.

Cf. related Yongzheng-marked bowls in doucai enamels with finely pencilled matching floral medallions such as the ones in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain, pl. 90; and another pair sold in the T.Y Chao Private and Family Trust Collection, Hong Kong, 19 May 1987, lot 297

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