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KANGXI (1662-1722)
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TWO RARE LARGE BISCUIT LIBATION CUPS
KANGXI (1662-1722)
Each of inverted bell shape, the handle in the form of a chilong dragon in openwork ascending to and biting the rim, one decorated in the famille verte palette with lotus sprays on a speckled green ground, the other, famille jaune, with lotus on a pale yellow ground, the first cracked
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide (2)
KANGXI (1662-1722)
Each of inverted bell shape, the handle in the form of a chilong dragon in openwork ascending to and biting the rim, one decorated in the famille verte palette with lotus sprays on a speckled green ground, the other, famille jaune, with lotus on a pale yellow ground, the first cracked
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Richard Bennett, Thornby Hall
The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides nos. 236 and 237
The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides nos. 236 and 237
Literature
Catalogue of the Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains formed by Richard Bennett, London, 1910, col. pl. no. 295
E.Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hardstones, vol.II, London, 1911, col. pl. 185
E.Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hardstones, vol.II, London, 1911, col. pl. 185
Special notice
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