A rare inscribed famille-rose cup, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period | 清雍正 粉彩詩題梅花紋鈴鐺盃

Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A rare inscribed famille-rose cup

Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period

清雍正 粉彩詩題梅花紋鈴鐺盃

the bell-shaped body rising from a ribbed spreading foot to an everted rim, flanked by a pair of animal-mask handles to the sides, painted to the exterior with a gnarled branch issuing prunus blossoms, the reverse with a phrase related to the scene followed by two iron-red enamelled seals

Height 10.7 cm, 4¼ in.