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

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A FINE DOUCAI 'SANDUO' WINECUP
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK 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 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

Previously sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, November 20, 1985, lot 130

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Lot Essay

The three abundances, sanduo, together symbolise the wish for sons, longevity and blessings.

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

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