Lot Essay
(US$25,000-40,000)
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A RARE PAIR OF DOUCAI CUPS AND COVERS
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each bowl with deep steep sides enamelled with five iron-red bats alternated with detached scrolls supporting peaches, the rim with a linked foliate border, each stepped cover with concentric bands of peony and lotus scrolls encircling a flower-head centred by the knopped finial (one bowl and one cover with minor restoration)
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam, box (2)
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each bowl with deep steep sides enamelled with five iron-red bats alternated with detached scrolls supporting peaches, the rim with a linked foliate border, each stepped cover with concentric bands of peony and lotus scrolls encircling a flower-head centred by the knopped finial (one bowl and one cover with minor restoration)
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam, box (2)
(US$25,000-40,000)