Lot Essay
A similar cup, also dated to the Chongzhen period is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 6, Tokyo, 1982, no. 191
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A SMALL RARE BLUE AND WHITE WINE CUP
Details
A SMALL RARE BLUE AND WHITE WINE CUP
CHONGZHEN SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The flaring, angled sides attractively painted with the Three Friends, pine, prunus and bamboo, in tones of deep gray-blue, above a plain lappet border encircling the underside
2¾in. (7cm.)
CHONGZHEN SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The flaring, angled sides attractively painted with the Three Friends, pine, prunus and bamboo, in tones of deep gray-blue, above a plain lappet border encircling the underside
2¾in. (7cm.)