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

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A WUCAI 'HIBISCUS' 'MONTH' CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Representing the tenth lunar month, the cup is finely decorated on one side with a blossoming hibiscus tree and is inscribed on the other side with a short poem referencing evening rain and flowers in the mists. Together with a wucai 'lotus' 'month' cup with ducks, Kangxi six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722), representing the sixth lunar month.
2 5⁄8 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Thomas R. Vaughan (1908-1979) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.

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Lot Essay

The couplet inscribed on one side of the cup was penned by the Tang poet Qian Qi (AD 722-780) and may be translated as: After the fragrance of the evening rain, the rising sun enhances the beauty of the flowers in the mists.

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