Naturalistically moulded as lotus flowers with overlapping petals painted in shades of creamy pink. Inscription on stem. Length 19,5 cm.
Good condition.
A similar pair was exhibited at the Hong Kong Exhibition of Ch`ing Polychrome Porcelain, 1977, Catalogue no 128.
28.
The inscription may be translated '34th year of Guangxu', corresponding to 1908, and describes the sup as a souvenir of the autumn exercise in the vincinity of Tai Hu in Anhui province.