Lot Essay
Similar Kangxi cups in the Percival David Foundation are included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome, London, 1973, section 6, nos. 588-90.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF SMALL YELLOW-GLAZED CUPS AND A PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED MOLDED RECTANGULAR CUP STANDS
CUPS: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
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A PAIR OF SMALL YELLOW-GLAZED CUPS AND A PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED MOLDED RECTANGULAR CUP STANDS
CUPS: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The thinly potted cups incised with two pairs of dragons confronted on a pearl within a band spanned by the pair of strap handles, covered in a pale lemon-yellow glaze, the interior glazed white; the cup stands 18th-19th century, molded in relief with two dragons amidst waves surrounding the central cup holder with outer wave border and chrysanthemum blossom in the recessed center, raised on a shallow foot, covered allover with a lemon-yellow glaze; together with a small pale green-glazed slip-decorated wine cup, Qianlong four-character seal mark in underglaze blue and probably of the period
Cups 3 in. (7.2 cm.) across, stands 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; green cup 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) diam., two boxes and one wood stand (5)
CUPS: KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The thinly potted cups incised with two pairs of dragons confronted on a pearl within a band spanned by the pair of strap handles, covered in a pale lemon-yellow glaze, the interior glazed white; the cup stands 18th-19th century, molded in relief with two dragons amidst waves surrounding the central cup holder with outer wave border and chrysanthemum blossom in the recessed center, raised on a shallow foot, covered allover with a lemon-yellow glaze; together with a small pale green-glazed slip-decorated wine cup, Qianlong four-character seal mark in underglaze blue and probably of the period
Cups 3 in. (7.2 cm.) across, stands 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; green cup 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) diam., two boxes and one wood stand (5)
