Four pairs of Blanc de Chine libation cups

two pairs moulded with animals and trees, one pair with flowering branches, the other wrapped in leaves and detailed with butterflies ; together with a pair of Blanc-de-Chine cups, China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century

One with a mei character incised near the foot. Two cups with minor chips to the rim, that have been covered in a yellow varnish. Some cups with some firing flaws (pinpoint imperfections and/or glaze pulls and/or firing cracks). All with overall wear to the surface.
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