KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

Details

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEONY’ MONTH CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Acquired in Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890 -1920s, thence by descent within the family
Sold at Christie’s New York,19 March 2009, lot 576 (one of ten)

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Lot Essay

The poem can be translated as:
At dawn, its beauty is adorned with dew from a golden palm; in the evening, its fragrance drifts far on the spring breeze from the palatial halls.

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