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

The couplet inscribed on one side of the cup is derived from a poem about pomegranates by the Tang poet Sun Ti (AD 696-761) and may be translated as: The reflection of dew drops is like a curtain of beads, the scented breeze is sheltered by the chalk wall.