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Daoguang seal marks and of the period
Each with deeply rounded sides raised on a short foot and with a gently everted rim, finely painted around two-thirds of the cup, one with a pond of lotus flowers and buds with attendant leaves and shoots, the other with delicate chrysanthemum flowers borne on leafy branches. Each 4.5cm (2 1/4in) high. (2).
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清道光 粉彩花卉紋杯 一對
礬紅「大清道光年製」篆書款
Provenance: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), China and Italy, and thence by descent
Noted in a valuation conducted by Robert Kleiner in 1988, stating it was acquired in Beijing in 1924
來源: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955),中國及意大利,並由後人保存迄今
Robert Kleiner于1988年所作的評估中曾提及,此件拍品于1924年獲得于北京
See a related 'plum blossom and bamboo' cup of similar shape, Daoguang period, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc.no.新00106234). The lotus pond evokes the celebrated Song dynasty philosopher Zhou Dunyi (周敦頤, 1017–1073), whose essay ('On the Love of the Lotus') praised the flower for growing from the mud yet remaining unstained, making it an enduring emblem of purity, integrity and moral cultivation. The chrysanthemum, meanwhile, carries strong associations with the poet Tao Qian (陶潛, 365–427), better known as Tao Yuanming (陶淵明), who famously wrote of picking chrysanthemums beside his eastern hedge while gazing towards the distant mountains. His association with the flower came to embody ideals of reclusion, simplicity and freedom from worldly ambition, particularly cherished within the literati tradition.
See a pair of related famille rose 'floral' cups, Daoguang seal marks and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, lot 538.