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A pair of yellow glazed double happiness cups with butterflies, Qing dynasty, with Tongzhis four character mark to base.

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
752 - 940 EUR
848 - 1 060 USD
Hammer price
135 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A pair of yellow glazed double happiness cups with butterflies, Qing dynasty, with Tongzhis four character mark to base.

Decorated in enamels with butterflies and the Chinese character for double happiness. Height 6.4 cm. Diameter 8.3 cm.

Chip, cracks.

Provenance

Property of a Swedish private Estate.

Exhibitions

Compare a bowl, exhibited in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, The Hong Kong Heritage Museum Exhibition on love over the festive period as Ceremony and Celebration: The Grand Weddings of the Qing Emperors. A fencai bowl with butterfly and Double Happiness motifs on yellow ground Tongzhi period (1862-1874).