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1095(1507268)
A pair of yellow glazed double happiness cups with butterflies, Qing dynasty, with Tongzhis four character mark to base.
Hammer price
135 000SEK
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK

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).

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
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