A pair of Chinese soft-paste blue-and-white wine cups, Four-character studio mark, 19th century 4 cm high (2). Note: Ruoshen mark is mostly associated with small tea cups. There are two pairs in the V&A Collection. (no. 862-1907). For more information on Ruoshen mark, see Wilson, Ming. 'Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics: a Joint Exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum', Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998, plate no. 29, p. 78 - 79