A PAIR OF DOUCAI 'SANDUO' CUPS MARKS AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

each with slightly rounded conical sides rising from a straight foot, delicately painted in the doucai palette on the exterior with three fruiting branches, one bearing two yellow finger citrons, another with three peaches with spotted skin shaded from yellowish green to bright red at the tips, and the third with four lychees, two red ones with the underglaze blue textures beneath the red and two yellow with red detailing, the interior painted with a medallion enclosing a red rose and a bud on a thorny stem, the base inscribed within a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue within a double ring

Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 4, no. 1748.

One bowl has glaze shrinkage on the exterior near the foot with 2 specks of kiln grit on the rim. The other bowl has kiln grit on the interior beneath the iron-red enamelled flower and a pin hole on the rim. Both bowls are in very good condition with very little wear to the enamels.
"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.
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Other pairs of cups of this design are illustrated in Yeh Pei-lang [Ye Peilan], Beauty of Ceramics, vol. 6: Gems of the Doucai, Taipei, 1993, pl. 78; in Chinese Porcelain. The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 98; and in Julian Thompson, The Alan Chuang Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Hong Kong, 2009, cat. no. 49; a pair from the collection of Edward T. Chow was sold in these rooms, 19th May 1981, lot 561; and a pair from the collection of Paul and Helen Bernat, 15th November 1988, lot 6.