Lot 196: A Chinese Blue and Iron-Red Porcelain Stem Cup,...
A Chinese Blue and Iron-Red Porcelain Stem Cup, Chenghua Mark.
A Chinese porcelain stem cup of flared form, raised on a tall hollow foot, decorated in underglaze blue and iron-red enamels. The exterior is painted with scrolling banded motifs and geometric panels, combining dense blue lattice patterns with iron-red scrolling decoration. The interior is plain, centred with a circular underglaze blue mark reading Da Ming Chenghua Nian Zhi within double rings.
H: Approximately 8.5cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished W London collector.
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