A RARE SMALL DOUCAI CUP

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A RARE SMALL DOUCAI CUP
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
With deep rounded sides flaring towards the rim, the exterior painted with four composite flower roundels separated by flower sprays, all within blue line borders
2¾ in. (10 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Hugh Moss Ltd., London, 1972.

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Lot Essay

A pair of Yongzheng-marked doucai cups of this design, but of slightly smaller size (7.3 cm. diam.), from the Edward T. Chow Collection, was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet, Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 132. See, also, the pair of Yongzheng-marked doucai bowls of similar disign but of larger size (11.9 cm. diam.) illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Part I, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 100.

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