ID 1466616
Lot 1027 | A WUCAI 'OSMANTHUS' 'MONTH' CUP
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Representing the eighth lunar month, the cup is finely decorated on one side with an osmanthus tree in bloom and a rabbit, and the other side is inscribed with a short poem referring to autumn.
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Thomas R. Vaughan (1908-1979) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Kangxi period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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