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A RARE PAIR OF PORCELAIN CUPS FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
h cm 4,5 x d cm 8
Painted overglaze on an intense cobalt blue background with crescent moons and stars with Quranic inscriptions in gold around the edges, the body features three lobed oval cartouches with red and green enameled borders with Quranic inscriptions in gold inside; at the center inside, they are painted with a golden chrysanthemum surrounded by a floral border enameled in famille verte enamels, as on the foot.
Catalogue Notes:
For a bowl and a plate with the same decoration likely from the same service, see The Khalili Collections, inventory number: POT 1761.
See a tureen with identical decoration likely from the same service sold by Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World & Including Fine Rugs and Carpets, 31 March 2021, London, lot. 102.
清 十八世纪 瓷杯一对
清 十八世纪 瓷杯一对