KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE-CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'MONTH' CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE-CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Delicately potted of U-shape with slightly everted mouth rim, finely painted in cobalt-blue of bright tone to depict a blossoming prunus tree growing by a rock with bamboo and narcissus, inscribed on one side with a couplet followed by the sealmark, Shang, 'Appreciation'
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, box and stand

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Lot Essay

The present cup is inscribed with a two line verse: Suyan xuening shu; qingxiang fengman zhi, which may be translated as 'Its simple beauty is that of a tree frozen with snow; releasing a clear fragrance as their branches move in the mind'.

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