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Size: D9.2cm

Signed and dated: Kangxi Period，Qing Dynasty

Estimate:

Final Price: RMB 1,300,000

Kangxi Six-Character Mark
The cup was delicately potted in deep U-shaped with a flared lip and a straight foot， the exterior painted in underglaze blue with five finely executed phoenix medallions. Each depicting a bird with head turned in the opposite direction of the long wavy tail， its wings spread， and legs thinly pencilled， the interior centred with a conforming phoenix medallion. The base was inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double ring in underglaze blue.

ILLUSTRATED
Regina Krahl， Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection， London， 1994-2010， vol.4， no.1708.