Lot Essay
The poem inscribed to the reverse can be translated as 'after the fragrance of the evening rain; the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mist'.
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KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH' CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cup is decorated with a flowering apricot tree, representing the second month. It is inscribed to the reverse with a couplet reading qing xiang he su yu; jia se chu qing yan, ending with a single-character seal mark, shang, 'appreciation'.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diam.
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cup is decorated with a flowering apricot tree, representing the second month. It is inscribed to the reverse with a couplet reading qing xiang he su yu; jia se chu qing yan, ending with a single-character seal mark, shang, 'appreciation'.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Formerly in a Private English Collection, acquired in London in the 1960s.
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