Lot Essay
For a complete set of twelve famille-verte month cups with corresponding couplets in the Hong Kong Museum of Art see, the Museum's Exhibition Catalogue, The Wonders of the Potters Pallette, 1984, no. 15
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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE MONTH CUP
ENCIRCLED KANGXI-SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The semi-eggshell porcelain body delicately painted in deep cobalt tones with a prunus tree growing by bamboo and narcissus, emblematic of the first month--2 3/8in. (6cm.) diam., box
ENCIRCLED KANGXI-SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The semi-eggshell porcelain body delicately painted in deep cobalt tones with a prunus tree growing by bamboo and narcissus, emblematic of the first month--2 3/8in. (6cm.) diam., box