Lot 919
919
A FINE AND RARE LEMON YELLOW-ENAMELLED WINE CUP
A FINE AND RARE LEMON YELLOW-ENAMELLED WINE CUP
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Property from the Dawentang Collection
A FINE AND RARE LEMON YELLOW-ENAMELLED WINE CUP

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A FINE AND RARE LEMON YELLOW-ENAMELLED WINE CUP
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 14 November 1989, lot 162
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 November 1997, lot 1525
Literature
Chinese Ceramics from the Dawentang Collection, Vol. II, Hong Kong, 2019, pp.466-469, no. 84
Exhibited
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Honouring Tradition and Heritage: Min Chiu Society at Sixty, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020 – 28 April 2021, cat. no. 125 (one of two)

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Lot Essay

The wine cup is covered on the exterior with a vibrant lemon yellow enamel, the interior and base left white. The cup is rare for its size and double square mark. Compare to a nearly identical cup bearing a double square Yongzheng mark, from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee, was included in An Anthology of Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 1980, no.128.

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