A set of five Chinese blue and white 'acapuncturist' cups and saucers
Kangxi (1662-1722)
Decorated with an erotic scene also known as the 'acupuncturist', showing a half-clad couple on a blanket below a willow-tree, the sides moulded with rows of lotus petals below a keyfret-pattern band around the shaped everted rim, the exterior painted with landscapes and blossoming flowers within the lotus petals, frits, hairline crack (10)
A set of five Chinese blue and white 'acapuncturist' cups and saucers
Kangxi (1662-1722)
Decorated with an erotic scene also known as the 'acupuncturist', showing a half-clad couple on a blanket below a willow-tree, the sides moulded with rows of lotus petals below a keyfret-pattern band around the shaped everted rim, the exterior painted with landscapes and blossoming flowers within the lotus petals, frits, hairline crack (10)
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