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A pair of Chinese enamelled tea cups with covers, Daoguang…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
26-Nov-2013
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Description:
A pair of Chinese enamelled tea cups with covers, Daoguang six-character iron-red seal mark to each cup and cover, and of the period, each painted in vibrant blue enamel with a large chrysanthemum amongst smaller ones and leaves in green enamel, the design repeated on the cover, all against a pale-brown ground, mouth rim of tea cup and foot rim of cover gilded, each needled with a character 'Song' (literally, pine) to the interior, boxes, cups: 11 cm diam., 5.8 cm high; covers: 9.4 cm diam., 3.2 cm high, (4). Provenance: Purchased from Tony Omura, a specialist in Chinese Works of Art with Sotheby's in HK during the 90s. Note: The needled character 'song' may be an indication of where the tea cups were used, possibly a shortened name of a hall in a palace or residence. Tony Omura
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Category:
Unclassified