Details
The base of the cup is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. Together with a small doucai foliate dish decorated with butterflies and lotus, with a hallmark on the base which may be translated as 'Made by the Master of the Bamboo Studio,' Daoguang period (1821-1850), and a doucai 'chrysanthemum medallion' bowl, with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark on the base, 19th century.
21116 in. (6.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The cup:
C. T. Loo & Co., Paris, before 29 April 1936.
Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1964.

The foliate-lobed dish:
Henry C. Schwab (1867-1941) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1941.

The bowl:
Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1945.
Literature
The cup and the bowl:
"Oriental Art Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1964," Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, vol. 19, Durham, 1965, p. 90.
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