A blanc-de-Chine beaker with crane and qin motif. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722) - image-1

Lot 91 Dα

A blanc-de-Chine beaker with crane and qin motif. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 10:00 - China - Porcelain and Ceramics (incl. the Elbrecht Collection)
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)
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A blanc-de-Chine beaker with crane and qin motif. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

A blanc-de-Chine oval-shaped beaker tapering to a rounded base with three small feet, decorated with an incised crane and qin motif to one side and a two-lined inscription to the other. One chip to rim polished. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722).
Height 8.6 cm

康熙 德化白瓷刻鹤詩杯

Provenance

Collection Annelotte Elbrecht (1924-2013)

Literature

Compare very similar cups: P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, pl. 28A, 29A, 34; R. Kerr, J. Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua, Singapore, 2002, fig. 118, 119; John Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, New York, 2002, p. 67