Description: Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Comprising a tea bowl and saucer finely enamelled with jays perched on branches of peony in a gilt scroll border; a coffee-cup and saucer decorated with jays within a diaper-pattern border; a tea bowl and saucer decorated with butterflies among chrysanthemum and peony; and a pair of tea bowls painted with leaf-shaped panels.
Provenance:
- John Sparks and Vanderven Oriental Art (tea bowl and saucer with jays)
- John Sparks, H. and B.L. Grunfeld and Vanderven Oriental Art (tea bowl and saucer with butterflies)
- Private collection, the Netherlands
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