KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FAMILLE VERTE 'MONTH’ CUP
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cup is decorated with flowering peony branches emerging next to a rock, accompanied by an inscription describing the scene. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua four-character mark.
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Bluett & Sons, London, June 1927, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 84

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Lot Essay

The peony decoration represents the fourth lunar month. The inscription is taken from the poem, Peony, by the Tang dynasty poet Han Cong, which reads 'Xiao yan yuan fen jin zhang lu, chun feng shen re yu tang feng' (the radiant peony is worthy of the Immortals' dew; its fragrance is carried far on the spring breeze from the palatial halls).

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