Lot Essay
Hugh Moss notes that the present lot is the only known piece of enamelled glass with a Kangxi reign mark, and attributes the piece to the Beijing Palace Workshops, circa 1715-1722
GLASS
A RARE IMPERIAL BEIJING GLASS FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED WINE CUP
Details
A RARE IMPERIAL BEIJING GLASS FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED WINE CUP
BLUE ENAMEL KANGXI YUZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD
Painted to the exterior in a rich famille rose palette with four circular panels enclosing lotus, chrysanthemum, rose and peony, their blooms and leaves outlined in pink and in grisaille, between semi-circular medallions, all reserved on a rich ruby-red ground below a thin band of flower-heads each framed in a rectangular cell and above a band of blue enamel dots at the foot, the mark written on the concave base (repaired)--2in. (5.2cm.) diam., wood stand, box
BLUE ENAMEL KANGXI YUZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD
Painted to the exterior in a rich famille rose palette with four circular panels enclosing lotus, chrysanthemum, rose and peony, their blooms and leaves outlined in pink and in grisaille, between semi-circular medallions, all reserved on a rich ruby-red ground below a thin band of flower-heads each framed in a rectangular cell and above a band of blue enamel dots at the foot, the mark written on the concave base (repaired)--2in. (5.2cm.) diam., wood stand, box
Provenance
Barbara Hutton
Literature
The Special Exhibition of the Barabara Hutton Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1956-57, Catalogue, pl. XII right
Hugh Moss, By Imperial Command, pl. 33
Hugh Moss, By Imperial Command, pl. 33
Exhibited
The Barabara Hutton Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1956-57