- 2686
A FINE DOUCAI 'FLORAL MEDALLION' WINECUP MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
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Description
supported on a short foot rising to rounded sides and flaring slightly at the rim, painted in brilliant translucent enamels on the exterior with four medallions comprising three small aster florets in iron-red, pale yellow and lilac connected by small leaves, each medallion framed by decorative lotus scroll brackets, the countersunk base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 26/27th April 1998, lot 729.
A Private English Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25th April 2004, lot 207.
A Private English Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25th April 2004, lot 207.
Condition
The cup is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A similar Yongzheng cup, sold in these rooms, 29th October 1991, lot 212, is now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Ye Peilang, Beauty of Ceramics: Gems of Doucai, vol.6, Taipei, 1993, pl. 102; together with another cup of this design in the Capital Museum, Beijing, ibid., pl. 96 right. Compare also a pair of cups of this design, from the collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 132.
The design on this cup is based on a Chenghua prototype, see a doucai bowl excavated from the waste heaps of the Ming Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition A Legacy of Chenghua, the Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1993, cat. no. C119.