A RARE BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED ARCHAISTIC CUP QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The cup is potted with a semi-spherical body flanked by a pair of small S-shaped handles above a short tapered foot. The mid-body is highlighted with a prominent band of blue enamel with rows of raised bosses on the rounded exterior in the form of an archaistic bronze gui . All are against a brilliant gold ground. The base is applied with turquoise enamel. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide across the handles Provenance The Helen D. Ling Collection, acquired in 1979
A RARE BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED ARCHAISTIC CUP QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The cup is potted with a semi-spherical body flanked by a pair of small S-shaped handles above a short tapered foot. The mid-body is highlighted with a prominent band of blue enamel with rows of raised bosses on the rounded exterior in the form of an archaistic bronze gui . All are against a brilliant gold ground. The base is applied with turquoise enamel. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide across the handles Provenance The Helen D. Ling Collection, acquired in 1979
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