清乾隆 粉彩「西洋人物」圖盃 《乾隆年製》款

finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly flared foot to an everted rim, delicately enamelled on the exterior with two fair-haired gentlemen dressed in European attire, one holding a gilt ruyi, the other a sprig of peaches, conversing outdoor on a grassy land set with an aged prunus tree and jagged rocks shaded in blue and green, the reverse picked out with an iron-red bat, the interior glazed turquoise, the rim gilt, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character seal mark, wood stand

The bowl is in overall very good condition. There is some wear to the turquoise glaze on the interior and the gilding on the rim is slightly rubbed.
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