QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'ROSE BLOSSOM' MONTH CUP
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior of the cup is delicately painted and enamelled representing the eleventh month with pink and iron-red roses growing beside low rockwork with an insect in flight. The reverse has an inscription which may be translated to 'Unlike the myriad blossoms that flower and wither; the rose alone is perennially red', followed by a seal mark reading Shang, 'Appreciation'.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Sold at Sotheby's New York, 1 June 1988, lot 176

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Lot Essay

The present cup is a very rare example of a Qianlong-period re-interpretation of the Kangxi famille verte and blue and white 'month cups', rendered in the famille rose palette and inscribed with a reign mark in seal script.

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