A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' CUPS
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' CUPS

DAOGUANG IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' CUPS
DAOGUANG IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Each with deep sides flaring slightly towards the rim, the exterior finely enamelled on one side with pomegranate branches bearing fruit and the other side with three butterflies detailed with gilt
2 7/8 in. (7.5 cm.) diam., box (2)
Provenance
The Yangzhitang Collection of Imperial Porcelain of the Late Qing Dynasty, sold at Christie's Singapore, 30 March 1997, lot 248
Exhibited
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, 1983, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl. 55
National Museum of History, Imperial Porcelain of Late Ch'ing from the Kwan Collection, 1985, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl. 55

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