A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT LIBATION CUP
Lot 977

A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT LIBATION CUP

CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Closed10 May 2018

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USD 20,000

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A FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT LIBATION CUP
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Shaped in imitation of a lotus leaf with two handles formed as twisting branches issuing peony flowers, the exterior decorated with two phoenixes and cranes in flight and ducks swimming amid lotus, all on a pale-green ground, the interior with scattered tiny fish in black enamel
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) wide, softwood stand

Parish-Watson & Co., Inc., New York, 2 October 1930.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, 1930-1960.
Estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1960.
Acquired 10 November 1960.