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KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' 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 ninth month with tall flowering chrysanthemum and begonia to the right. The reverse has an inscription which may be translated as 'It was an aeon ago when the white-robed attendant served wine to Tao Yuanming; the fragrance of the chrysanthemum, like that of the Fairy of Frost has endured ever since', followed by a seal mark reading Shang, 'Appreciation'.
2 7/16 in. (6.5 cm.) diam.
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 ninth month with tall flowering chrysanthemum and begonia to the right. The reverse has an inscription which may be translated as 'It was an aeon ago when the white-robed attendant served wine to Tao Yuanming; the fragrance of the chrysanthemum, like that of the Fairy of Frost has endured ever since', followed by a seal mark reading Shang, 'Appreciation'.
2 7/16 in. (6.5 cm.) diam.
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