A BLUE AND WHITE `POMEGRANATE` `MONTH` CUP

Lot 1029
19.09.2025 09:00UTC +01:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1466575
Lot 1029 | A BLUE AND WHITE 'POMEGRANATE' 'MONTH' CUP
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
A BLUE AND WHITE 'POMEGRANATE' 'MONTH' CUP
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cup is decorated on one side with a blossoming and fruit-laden pomegranate tree and is inscribed on the other side with a short poem referencing dewdrops and a fragrant breeze. This cup represents the fifth month in the lunar calendar.
2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) diam.




Provenance

Thomas R. Vaughan (1908-1979) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.
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