A yellow-glazed handled cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 黃釉暗刻龍紋耳盃

Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A yellow-glazed handled cup

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 黃釉暗刻龍紋耳盃

the exterior incised with a narrow band enclosing two pairs of confronting archaistic dragons flanking a central pearl, applied with a transparent ochre-yellow glaze pooling to an amber tone around the foot, the base centred with a brown double-circle 

Width across handles 7.8 cm, 3⅛ in.