A FINE CHINESE EXPORT 'MANDARIN PALETTE' CUP AND SAUCER

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period

清乾隆 粉彩文人仕女盃碟

The well-potted cup and saucer painted with a figurative scene in which a lady dressed in pink robes decorated with gilt trim and a ruyi-shaped necklace fondles the beard of a scholarly gentleman, the cavetto with a quartet of slender panels enclosing pairs of Mandarin ducks and geese, symbolising a wish for a harmonious marriage, the cup similarly decorated

7.7 - 12.3cm diameter

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PROVENANCE:

Property of a Lady, London

來源：

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NOTE:

Two identical pairs of cups and saucers were sold at Zeeuws Veilinghuis, November 22, 2022, lot 35 (hammer price €6,500)