Lot Essay
A similar cup is illustrated by R.L.Hobson, Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections, London, 1928, p.128, fig.231, from the H.B. Harris Collection.
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KANGXI (1662-1722)
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT LIBATION CUPS AND A BOWL
KANGXI (1662-1722)
The cups applied with an openwork chilong dragon handle and enamelled green, yellow and aubergine, small rim chips; the bowl incised around the exterior with scrolling lotus and glazed in 'egg-and-spinach' style, splashes of aubergine, yellow and green on a white ground, cracked
The bowl 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. (3)
KANGXI (1662-1722)
The cups applied with an openwork chilong dragon handle and enamelled green, yellow and aubergine, small rim chips; the bowl incised around the exterior with scrolling lotus and glazed in 'egg-and-spinach' style, splashes of aubergine, yellow and green on a white ground, cracked
The bowl 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. (3)
Provenance
The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides
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