Blue and white ‘floral’ mug
Chinese, Kangxi
of Middle-Eastern-shape based on a silver prototype, with a rounded lower body decorated with floral shrubs and applied with a loop handle ending in a ruyi terminal, the straight reeded neck with two horizontal bands beneath the mouth rim, the base with a stylised floral design, 10,1cm high.
Blue and white ‘floral’ mug
Chinese, Kangxi
of Middle-Eastern-shape based on a silver prototype, with a rounded lower body decorated with floral shrubs and applied with a loop handle ending in a ruyi terminal, the straight reeded neck with two horizontal bands beneath the mouth rim, the base with a stylised floral design, 10,1cm high.
Inverted ‘Y’ shaped hairline crack running from the mouth rim down to the rounded body; some glaze fritting and minor firing imperfections.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 6th Nov, 2024
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