Title

Doucai flared cup with two figures in a landscape, late Kangxi period (1700-1722). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

doucai cup with flat bottom and flaring sides decorated in doucai enamels with two figures in a landscape (probably he he er xian, the heavenly twins). The base has a six character mark of Chenghua (1465-1487) in a rectangular double lined border cartouche. The writing of the mark is typical of the writing of the Chenghua mark as found in the late Kangxi period (1700-1722).
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B81_350

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,6Mb (410,8Kb) / 10,7in x 8,6in / 3208 x 2566 (300dpi)

Keywords

landscape country figure China Chinese color colour mark location century pottery dynasty handling qing dynasty stoneware enamel 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of East Asian Art Chenghua doucai ware Kangxi period Unknown ceramic Smith Quing Dynasty Dr Sydney Smith Dr Sydney he he er xian Dr Sydney Smith ceramic ceramic