Romance Among Blooming Roses The Meiyintang And Western Collection Of Kangxi And Yongzheng Imperial Ceramics

5011 | Yongzheng Period,Qing Dynasty A RARE PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW CUPS

A RARE PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW CUPS

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Size: 5cm

Signed and dated: Yongzheng Period,Qing Dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 3,550,000

LITERATURE
Regina Krahl,Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection,London,1994-2010,vol.2,no.908.
Yongzheng Six-Characters Mark
Each delicately thrown with translucent sides of deep conical shape resting on a straight foot,covered on the exterior with a vibrant lemon-yellow enamel,the interior and base left white,the base further inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a single ring
PROVENANCE
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art,London(A 567b and d).
Sotheby’s London,15th October 1968,lot129.
EXHIBITED
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection,The British Museum,London,1994.
Evolution to Perfection. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection,Sporting d’Hiver,Monte Carlo,1996,cat. no.141.