AN INSCRIBED AND DATED LIME GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TEA TRAY
JIAQING SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD, DATED 1797
£2,000
Auction: 11 December 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
of quatrefoil form raised on four low bracket feet, painted in the centre in iron red with an Imperial poem, enclosed by scrolling sprays of lotus and other flowers in famille rose enamels within gilt borders reserved on a lime green ground, with an iron red seal mark to the base
Dimensions
16cm wide
Footnote
Note: The inscribed poem reads:
Fine tea is a great gift for an emperor, drinking and writing poetry by the light of the moon,
Adding new fire to the bamboo stove, the water boils like rushing waves,
Tea leaves flutter like fish and crabs eyes, gathering like shadows of banners and spears,
A cup of tea clears the mind, and keeps away the cold chills of spring.
For a similar tea tray, see Sotheby's, 15 May 2013, lot 319