A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' CUPS
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' CUPS
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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. (2)

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Compare an identical pair exhibited at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, illustrated in the Catalogue, 1983, pl. 55; the pair was again exhibited at the National Museum of History, Imperial Porcelain of Late Ch'ing from the Kwan Collection, 1985, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl. 55; the pair was later sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3045

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