Lot 169
BLUE AND WHITE 'POEM' STEM CUP
YUAN DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
£5,500
Description
元 青花詩文高足杯
the deep rounded sides of the cup supported on a gently tapered foot and raised to an everted rim, the exterior inscribed in cursive script within two bands with 'Bai Nian Chang Ci Zui San Wan Liu Qian Chang' (In life's possible hundred years; one should get oneself drunk in total of thirty-six thousand times)
Dimensions
9.1cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years; acquired from Peter Wain, Shropshire on 16 June 2000, with an original handwritten receipt which states the piece dates to Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368 AD)