A FINE DOUCAI 'SANDUO' WINECUP

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A FINE DOUCAI 'SANDUO' WINECUP
ENCIRCLED YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD

Of thinly potted conical form supported on a short foot, delicately enamelled on the exterior with fruiting sprigs of peach, finger citrus, and lychee (sanduo), in tones of lemon-yellow, two shades of green, russet and iron-red within underglaze blue borders, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a flowering rose on a curled thorny stem--2¾ in. (7.1 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

The Three Abundances, sanduo, together symbolize the wish for sons, longevity and blessings.

Compare with a similar pair with Yongzheng marks illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 98.

Examples sold at auction include a pair from the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15 November, 1988, lot 6; and another pair from the Edward T. Chow Collection sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May, 1981, lot 561.

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