清十七 / 十八世紀 德化白瓷模印錦紋盃一對 及 鋪首耳筒瓶

the cups with deep rounded sides rising from a narrow footring to an everted rim, finely moulded on the exterior with an archaistic band of stylised leiwen, between a border of key-fret at the rim and stiff lapets encircling the base, covered overall with an unctuous milk-white glaze, one cup inscribed with a two-character impressed seal mark; the sleeve vase of slightly tapered cylindrical form, set with two animal-mask handles, applied overall with an unctuous white glaze of slight ivory cream tone, save for the interior and the recessed base left unglazed within a neatly cut footrim

Cups: There is an approx. 1 cm. shallow chip to the foot of one cup, otherwise the pair is in good condition. Vase: It is in overall very good condition and the glaze particularly successful and even.
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