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A FAMILLE VERTE MONTH CUP
ENCIRCLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Delicately enamelled with narcissus, shuixian, and a single long stemmed rose in front of a garden rock representing the twelfth month, the reverse with a seasonal couplet terminating with a seal mark Shang, 'for appreciation' (small rim chip)
2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

The couplet reads: Chun feng nong yu lai qing zhou; ye yue ling bo shang dati. This may translate as 'At the break of day, the spring breeze caresses gently; the narcissus under the moonlight, like water flowing into the immense causeway'.

(US$6,000-9,000)

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