YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A FINE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BABAO' STEM CUP
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The cup is delicately painted in soft tones of blue on the exterior with eight lotus flowers, each supporting a precious object, forming the 'Eight Treasures' babao, above a row of ruyi-heads. The interior of the hollow stem foot is inscribed with the reign mark in a horizontal line.
1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) high, box

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Compare to a small Yongzheng-marked blue and white stem cup (4.8 cm. diam.) decorated with similar motifs, but with each precious object supported on a cloud scroll and with a differently rendered ruyi band above the foot, in the Leshantang Collection and illustrated in The Leshantang Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Taiwan, 2005, pl. 30.

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