18TH CENTURY OR LATER, BIDING RUYI MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE

Name: A PAIR OF GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'GEESE' CUPS
Brand: 18TH CENTURY OR LATER, BIDING RUYI MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
Price: 8500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 10,625

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GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500

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A PAIR OF GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'GEESE' CUPS

18TH CENTURY OR LATER, BIDING RUYI MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE

Price Realised GBP 10,625

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Each cup is modelled in the form of mantou xin bowls, with rounded walls and a slightly domed base. Each exterior is decorated en grisaille with three geese standing amongst plants and rocks and a further goose in flight. The underside is decorated with a brush, ingot, and ruyi sceptre in underglaze blue, representing the phrase 'biding ruyi'.
3½ in. (9 cm.) diam.

Amassed in Europe in the 1980s.

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