A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' CUPS.

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' CUPS.

Qing Dynasty, six character Jiaqing marks and of the period.

Each with a flared body finely painted to the exterior with the Eight Buddhist Symbols arranged in pairs between a key fret border to the rim and ruyi heads and studs encircling the foot, all supported on a straight circular foot, the bases with underglaze blue seal marks, 10.7cm diameter, 6.5cm H. (2)

Provenance: a private London collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1997.

清嘉慶 粉彩繪八吉祥紋盃一對，青花「大清嘉慶年製」篆书款

來源：倫敦私人收藏，於1997年購於香港。

The design of the present lot was first used during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor and re-appeared on porcelain of successive dynasties. A line drawing of this design is illustrated by Geng Baochang in Ming Qing Ciqi Jianding, Qingdai Bufen, p. 163, fig. 213.