Lot 155

CHINESE DOUCAI 'AUSPICIOUS EMBLEM' CUP
DUNFU TANG MARK, QING DYNASTY






Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 敦復堂款 鬥彩蓮托五珍寶紋杯
finely potted with rounded sides rising from a recessed base, painted around the exterior with lotus sprays each supporting a bowl containing an auspicious emblem, the base inscribed with a three-character ‘Dun Fu Tang' hall mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
7cm diameter
Footnote
The decoration and shape of this cup are based on Chenghua-period (1465-1487) prototypes. Compare four examples, Chenghua six-character mark and period, in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch'enghua Porcelain Ware, Taipei, 2003, nos.157-160; and for a further excavated example, Chenghua mark and period, see A Legacy of Chenghua: Imperial Porcelain of the Chenghua Reign Excavated from Zushan, Jingdezhen, Hong Kong, 1993, no.C94. One Chenghua mark but Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period, sold at Christie's New York, 21 Mar 2025, lot 1059.





