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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE CUPS
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Each cup has a delicately flaring rim and is boldly decorated to the exterior with large scrolling lingzhi above a lappet band by the foot rim. The interior is decorated with a single lingzhi within a double blue line. Each fungus is embellished with deep blue stipples imitating the 'heaping and piling' effect. There are apocryphal Xuande underglaze blue six-character marks to the bases.
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) diam., cloth and paper stands
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Each cup has a delicately flaring rim and is boldly decorated to the exterior with large scrolling lingzhi above a lappet band by the foot rim. The interior is decorated with a single lingzhi within a double blue line. Each fungus is embellished with deep blue stipples imitating the 'heaping and piling' effect. There are apocryphal Xuande underglaze blue six-character marks to the bases.
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) diam., cloth and paper stands
Provenance
The Peter and Nancy Thompson Collection.
Special notice
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