Description: Enamel on bronze, multicolored enamels
China, 18th century
This finely hand painted miniature cup shows a picturesque scene stretching along the entire exterior. Set in a landscape with Daihu rocks, a pine tree and a small bridge we see a scholar with his pupil studying a scroll and to the other side another youthful scholar drinking wine he just poured himself from a large vessel.
Shape: Circular bowl form
Dimensions: 3 cm (height), 5,2 cm (diameter)
Condition: Small restorations and several hairlines (mainly visible on the inside)
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930, with old collection label and inscription to underside
十八世紀廣東琺琅彩袖珍“文人“酒杯
足部邊緣有小缺口及細小髮絲綫縫(主要在内部)
奧地利私人老收藏,1930年前購入,底部可見收藏標簽與描述