A PAIR OF DOUCAI WINECUPS

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A PAIR OF DOUCAI WINECUPS
DAOGUANG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD

The delicate sides rising to a slightly-flared rim, decorated on the exterior with pairs of lingzhi linked by their short stems, divided above and below by leafy florettes forming frames for the lingzhi, all in underglaze-blue, iron-red, pale green, aubergine and yellow enamels--2 5/8in. (7.3cm.)diam. (2)

Lot Essay

A wine cup of this pattern with a Daoguang mark is illustrated in the Joint Exhibition from the Collections of the Percival David Foundation and C.P. Lin, Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration, Catalogue, no. 194, togther with a Yongzheng example no. 139 and a Chenghua example, no. 57

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