KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A SMALL YELLOW-GLAZED WINE CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The deep ovoid body incised on the exterior with a band of confronted archaistic dragons spanned by the pair of slender strap handles, all under a glaze of pale egg-yolk tone, the interior glazed white
1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Georges de Menasce Collection, no. 360; Spink & Son, London.
Literature
J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, London, 1985, p. 169, no. 141.
Lot Essay
An identical example is illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics - A New Comprehensive Survey, San Francisco, 1996, p. 277, no. 533.