AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL RUBY RED-GROUND FALANGCAI ‘INDIAN LOTUS’ WINE CUP

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Lot 2710 | AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL RUBY RED-GROUND FALANGCAI ‘INDIAN LOTUS’ WINE CUP
AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL RUBY RED-GROUND FALANGCAI ‘INDIAN LOTUS’ WINE CUPYONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)The cup is superbly potted with thin rounded sides rising from a counternsunk base. The exterior is decorated with rich and vibrant enamels depicting large Indian lotus heads interlinked by leafy scrolls, all reserved against a rich ruby-red ground.2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) diam. Provenance Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 1979, lot 260 Collection of T.Y. ChaoSold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1987, lot 310The Canton Collection, Hong KongSold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4-5 November 1997, lot 1566 Literature Robert Jacobsen, Ye Peilan and Julian Thompson: Imperial Perfection.The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Kangxi - Yongzheng - Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 144, no. 52. Exhibited Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Joined Colours: Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society Hong Kong, Washington D.C., 1993, cat. no. 66On loan to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1998-2020 Post lot text According to palace archival records, on the 16th day of 7th month of Yongzheng fourth year (1726), twenty four ‘first-rate red-ground falang wine cups’ were presented to the Emperor with zitan trays, possibly referring to wine cups similar to the present one.
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