A FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL CUP
A FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL CUP

DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), IRON RED XIEZHU ZHUREN MARK

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A FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL CUP
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), IRON RED XIEZHU ZHUREN MARK
Each side is decorated with European or an Asian figures variously holding a jardinière, a ruyi sceptre, a cane or a model of a pagoda.
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, carved wood stand

Lot Essay

The four character seal mark Xie zhu zhu ren may be translated as 'Master of the Xie Bamboo'. Xie (cutting), is the name of a valley in the Kunlun mountains. There, during the reign of the 'Yellow Emperor' Huangdi, it is said the first musical scale was made from varying lengths of cut bamboo.

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