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A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE RUYI-HANDLED CUP Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period image 1

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A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE RUYI-HANDLED CUP Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period
Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period

15 September 2025, 09:00 EDT

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A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE RUYI-HANDLED CUP Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period

Qianlong four-character seal mark and of the period
Rising from six ruyi-shaped feet and flanked by two ruyi-scepter-shaped handles, the oval cup divided into eight vertical lobes further simulating the form of a ruyi-head, the exterior of the body delicately painted with birds perching on floral branches, all reserved on a turquoise ground suffused with a dense network of painted veins, gilt highlights to the feet, handles, and mouth rim, the base with a four-character red seal mark.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) wide across handles

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清乾隆《乾隆年製》篆書紅款孔雀藍地粉彩花鳥紋如意雙耳杯

Provenance:
Christie's London, 5 November 2013, lot 468

來源：
倫敦佳士得，2013 年 11 月 5 日，拍品編號 468

Exquisitely enameled with a ground imitating the traditionally esteemed semi-precious turquoise stone and rendered with intricate decoration of magpies amidst flowering blooms, the present cup was purposefully created to appeal to the refined aesthetic of the Qianlong Emperor. This combination of motifs, though more commonly seen in later wares such as Dayazhai productions, can be found in wares during the Qianlong reign, though rarely applied to a vessel of such small scale. No close example appears to be published, but for a reference of similar simulation of turquoise matrix and decoration of birds and flowers applied to a larger vessel, see a Qianlong mark and period vase formerly in the Hebblethwaite Collection, sold twice at Sotheby's London, first on 2–3 December 1974, lot 539, and again on 14 July 1981, lot 121.

The cup's design is equally remarkable in form: the handles are delicately modeled as ruyi scepters, the six feet are shaped as ruyi heads, and the lobed body further echoes the silhouette of a ruyi. Together, these elements reflect a carefully conceived composition celebrating auspicious symbolism, while exemplifying the spirit of innovation that defined Qianlong-period ceramic artistry. A cup of similar ruyi-themed shape but with different decoration scheme is preserved at the Shengyang Imperial Palace Museum (coll. no. 1161351392675983360).

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