A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROSE BLOSSOM' CUP
A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROSE BLOSSOM' CUP
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A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROSE BLOSSOM' CUP

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

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A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROSE BLOSSOM' CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cup is thinly potted with flaring sides, with the exterior delicately painted representing the eleventh month with rose blooms growing beside low rockwork with three insects in flight. The reverse has an inscription which may be translated to 'Unlike the myriad blossoms that flower and wither; the rose alone is perennially red', followed by a seal mark reading Shang, 'Appreciation'.
2 7/16 in. (6.5 cm.) diam.

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