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Object 2011665

Small mug

China

1710-1720

Height 62 mm (2.44 inch), diameter of rim 59 mm (2.32 inch), diameter of footring 60 mm (2.36 inch), weight 140 grams (4.94 ounce (oz.))

Small mug with handle on a flat, unglazed, base. Around the base moulded circular ribs. Decorated in 'Red & Gold' / 'Rouge-de-fer' with iron-red and gold on the glaze with peacock feathers and coral branches in a large flower vase decorated with a flowering plant. The flower vase is placed on leaves and flanked by flower sprays. Round the rim a trellis pattern border with four reserves filled with a half flower head. On the handle a single flowering stem.

The large peacock feathers are a symbol of high rank, the coral branch stands for longevity. (Lunsingh Scheurleer 1974, p. 222)

Condition: A firing tension hairline to the handle and a (restored) frit to the rim.

Reference:

Lunsingh Scheurleer 1974, p. 222

Price: Sold.