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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' CUPS
THE 'FIGURE WITH PARASOL' CUP: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)THE 'SNIPE AND THE CLAM' CUP: 19TH CENTURY
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TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' CUPS
THE 'FIGURE WITH PARASOL' CUP: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
THE 'SNIPE AND THE CLAM' CUP: 19TH CENTURY
One cup is decorated with two figures, one holding a parasol, amongst rocks and scrolling clouds. The base bears a Kangxi mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period. The other cup with is decorated with a scene from the story of the Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam (yubang xiangzheng) depicting a bird grappling with a clam with three fisherman on the side, the base with an apocryphal Kangxi mark.
Both 3 in. (7.5 cm.) diam.
THE 'FIGURE WITH PARASOL' CUP: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
THE 'SNIPE AND THE CLAM' CUP: 19TH CENTURY
One cup is decorated with two figures, one holding a parasol, amongst rocks and scrolling clouds. The base bears a Kangxi mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period. The other cup with is decorated with a scene from the story of the Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam (yubang xiangzheng) depicting a bird grappling with a clam with three fisherman on the side, the base with an apocryphal Kangxi mark.
Both 3 in. (7.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Acquired in the UK over the past 60 years.
Brought to you by
Samantha Yuen