Lot Essay
For a similar example and a discussion about the variations of this pattern, cf. Howard and Ayers, China for the West, p. 317, no. 310.
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CIRCA 1710
Details
A set of three blue and white 'crucifixion' teabowls and saucers
Circa 1710
Each hatch-painted with the figure of Christ on the cross below the monogram 'INRI', flanked by two figures possibly representing Mary and St. John, within a geometric-pattern narrow border at the rim (minute nibbles, one cup cracked and repaired, base star crack) (6)
Circa 1710
Each hatch-painted with the figure of Christ on the cross below the monogram 'INRI', flanked by two figures possibly representing Mary and St. John, within a geometric-pattern narrow border at the rim (minute nibbles, one cup cracked and repaired, base star crack) (6)