KANGXI UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FAMILLE VERTE MONTH CUP, 5TH MONTH
KANGXI UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The deep thinly potted sides rising to a slightly everted rim, delicately painted with a flowering pomegranate tree in a setting of rocks, grasses and plants, representing the fifth month, inscribed in underglaze-blue on the reverse with a couplet, lu se zhu lian ying; xiang feng fen bi zhe, ending with a single-character seal mark, shang
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

This small, exceptionally thinly potted cup is from one of the Imperial sets of wine cups depicting the Flowers of the Twelve Months. The couplet is taken from the poem tong he yong lou qian hai shi lou er shou by the Tang poet Sun Ti (696-761). The inscription may be translated as: The colour of the pomegranate flowers dampened with dew is reflected in the beaded curtain, the breeze scented with their fragrance is contained by the whitewashed wall, the seeds of the pomegranate resemble the beads of a curtain

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