A fine enamelled cup with cover, Qing dynasty with a Jiaqing mark and of the period (1796-1820).
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Decorated on the exterior with continous lotus blossom scroll, alternating with blue bats and xi ('double happiness') symbols, all interlinked by multi-coloured foliate scrolls and reserved on a turquoise ground, the rim encircled by pale green ruyi, the cover similarly decorated with lotusscroll, bats and svasticas, the base and interior glazed turquoise and the base with a six-character seal mark in gold enclosed within a white panel. Height with cover 10.5 cm. Diameter cover widest part 8.8 cm.
Restored.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish Collector who was active during the first half of the 20th Century, thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions
The present cup with cover belongs to a group of turquoise-ground enamelled porcelain wares made to imitate cloisonné enamel, a fascination started by the Qianlong Emperor and continued in the Jiaqing period. Such wares may have been commissioned in sets, as related tea wares of different forms were known.
See a closely related teapot sold twice with Sothebys, first in London 14th May 2008, lot 717 and again in , 7th October 2015, lot 3716; and another sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2nd November 1999, lot 572.
Compare also a tea pot in the Palace Museum, Taipei, Square teapot with decoration of Indian lotuses in fencai enamels on a blue ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
Image Number: C1B003318N000000000PAC.