A FINE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'SANDUO' WINECUPS

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A FINE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'SANDUO' WINECUPS
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
Of thinly potted conical form supported on a short foot, delicately enamelled on the exterior with fruiting sprigs of peach, finger citrus, and lychee forming the 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
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam., wood stands, box (2)

Provenance

Previously sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20 May 1987, lot 541
The R.I.C. Herridge Collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 206
Greenwald Collection, no. 96

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Lot Essay

The three types of fruiting branches combined together form the 'Three Abundances', sanduo, and together they symbolise the wish for numerous sons, a long life and blessings.

Compare with a similar pair of cups also with Yongzheng marks illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 98; the pair from the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15 November, 1988, lot 6; a pair from the Edward T. Chow Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2009, lot 1920; and another pair sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1878.

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