ID 718827 
Lot 1109  | TWO SMALL BLUE AND WHITE CUPS
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000 
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN SINGLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Each cup has shallow rounded sides and is decorated on the exterior with three galloping horses between flames or clouds and ribbon-tied lozenges. The domed center of each interior is decorated with a rock rising from waves within double circles.
2 3⁄4 and 2 3⁄8 in. (7 and 6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
| Medium: | Ceramic | 
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| Historical era: | Jiajing period | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Category: | Bowls | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Medium: | Ceramic | 
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| Historical era: | Jiajing period | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Category: | Bowls | 
| 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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