A Pair of Famille-Rose 'Buddhist Emblems' Commemorative Cups Qing Dynasty, 'Baragon Tumed' Marks, 19th Century

each of deep 'U'-shape, supported on a short foot, decorated around the exterior with a parade of auspicious animals and deities of the qi zheng bao ('Seven Treasures'), each set on a lotus flower within a mandorla above the sea, below alternating gold animal masks suspending tassels and between bands of the bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems') in iron-red divided by shou characters at the foot and rim, the interior with a lotus medallion centred with a vajra motif, the white base inscribed with an iron-red 'Baragon Tumed' mark in Mongolian script

There are some pinholes in the glaze on the interior, some rubbing to the enamels on the exterior but overall both cups are in very good condition.
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