Chinese famille verte libation cup, Kangxi (1662-1722)
Chinese famille verte libation cup, Kangxi (1662-1722)
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Description
Chinese famille verte libation cup, Kangxi (1662-1722), with applied chilong-dragons, the body decorated with flowering lotus scrolls between bands of Greek key motifs and cloudscrolls, the rim with a band of green fishscale-pattern ground with stylised red flowerheads and two cartouches containing a solid lozenge (mirror) and qin (musical jade stone), two of the eight precious babao, the interior rim decorated with a band of floral cell ground interspersed with black flowerheads.
Diameter: 11.5cm. (4 1/2in.)
Condition: Fritting to rim, faint crackling to glaze.
Notes:
Similar libation cups can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Collection, see Accession No. 1955-50-149. The eight babao (precious things) are auspicious symbols commonly incorporated in ceramic design. The two seen on this libation cup are the mirror, representing conjugal happiness, and a musical jade stone, symbol of a just and felicitous life.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration in the famille verte palette |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Diameter | Diameter: 11.5cm. (4 1/2in.) |
Product REF: U357
