A FAMILLE-ROSE 'BEGONIA AND ASTER' WINE CUP QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD

with steep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, delicately painted in the 'boneless' style with a row of asters in front of a begonia plant

The Chang Collection of Antique Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, prior to 1951.
Marshall Field and Company, Chicago, 1951.
Collection of Eugene D. Buchanan, acquired by the current owners circa 1977.

There is an approx. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) hairline crack to the rim, with a tiny associated saddle chip to the rim. There are tiny scattered burst air bubbles and chips to the foot rim. There is a glazed over kiln grit to the interior.
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Begonia and asters were popular decorative motifs during the Yongzheng period and numerous pieces with Yongzheng marks exist.  A bowl with this subject matter with Yongzheng mark and of the period was sold in these rooms, 20th March 1976, lot 219, and another in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 162.