An underglaze-blue and copper-red 'sanduo' stemcup, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Lot 211. An underglaze-blue and copper-red 'sanduo' stemcup, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); height 4 5/8 in., 11.7 cm diameter 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 128,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the gently rounded sides of the bowl flaring to a slightly everted rim, supported on a tall splayed foot, painted around the exterior in copper-red of a rich ruby tone with three detached fruiting sprays including a peach, pomegranate and persimmon, each borne on a branch surrounded by gently curling leaves in rich underglaze blue, together forming the auspicious sanduo ('Three Abundances'), the six-character mark inscribed in underglaze-blue within the foot.
Note: Compare a stemcup of the same type and bearing a Yongzheng mark and of the period in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Wang Qingzheng, Underglaze Blue and Red, Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1987, pls. 123 and 188.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 16 Sep 09. New York.