A ceremonial cup with stand, Qing dynasty, with a four character mark Hongzhi nian zhi (1488-1505).

The cup decorated with phoenix birds against a blackened silver coating, the interior gilded. The tray with two gilt dragon in relief against turkoise-blue waves, edges and base with blackened silver. Length of tray 13 cm, height of cup 4,5 cm.

Footrim with retouched chips.

Provenance

The Hultmark Collection. Bought from the Collection of Oscar Björck.

Exhibitions

Exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm 1928, "Äldre kinesiskt konsthantverk ur svenska samlingar". catalogue no 462. Depicted on page 31.

Compare with the one in Musée Guimet. Inv no G 840. Exhibited in Hong Kong Exhibition, 2008. "Paris 1730-1930 A Taste for China", depicted in the catalogue page 259, catalogue no 135.

Literature

Compare a similar in the Eumorfopoulos Collection, cataloised by Hobson as Qianlong.

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A ceremonial cup with stand, Qing dynasty, with a four character mark Hongzhi nian zhi (1488-1505).

Important Spring Sale 665