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Lot Essay
The three types of fruiting branches combined together forms the ‘Three Abundances', sanduo, and together they symbolise the wish for numerous sons, a long life and blessings.
While other similar cups of this design are known, it is rare to find a pair as exquisitely enamelled and well fired as the present pair. Other Yongzheng examples of this design include a pair illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 98; a pair from the R. I. C. Herridge Collection, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 20-21 May 1987, lot 539; a pair from the Paul and Helen Bernat collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15 November, 1988, lot 6; a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1878; a pair from the Greenwald Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2818; a pair sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2019, lot 3017; and a single winecup was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1495.
While other similar cups of this design are known, it is rare to find a pair as exquisitely enamelled and well fired as the present pair. Other Yongzheng examples of this design include a pair illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 98; a pair from the R. I. C. Herridge Collection, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 20-21 May 1987, lot 539; a pair from the Paul and Helen Bernat collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15 November, 1988, lot 6; a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1878; a pair from the Greenwald Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2818; a pair sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2019, lot 3017; and a single winecup was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1495.