A SET OF FOUR INSCRIBED BAMBOO CUPS

19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR INSCRIBED BAMBOO CUPS
19TH CENTURY
One cup has deep walls divided into six lobes, with two handles to the sides, 2.5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) wide; the quatrefoil cup also has two handles to the sides, 2.3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) wide; the hexagonal cup has one handle suspending a pendant carved in the form of a winged insect, 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) wide; and the fan-shaped cup has one handle suspending a pendant carved in the form of a basket, 2.5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) wide. Each cup is supported on a short foot and inscribed with poetic lines.

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Lot Essay

The inscriptions on each cup contain poetic lines extracted from the poem entitled Chun Ye Yan Tao Li Yuan Xu by the famous Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai (AD 701-762), which relates the story of Li Bai and his friends gathering for a feast in a garden one night during springtime, drinking wine and composing poetry. Through this, he expresses his passion for life and laments the quick passing of time.

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