Lot 939. A small blue and white wine cup, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 2¾ in. (7.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The thinly potted cup is decorated on the exterior in Chenghua-style with six flower-heads borne on a continuous leafy stem. The interior is decorated with a radiating spearhead medallion below five stylized lotus flowers.

Provenance: Nagatani, Chicago, before 1973.

Note: An identical bowl in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in the exhibition, Capolavori Dalla Città: Qianlong e La Sua Corte, Museo del Corso, Rome, 20 November 2007 - 20 March 2008, p. 121, no. 56. See, also, a similar pair of cups with doucai enamels illustrated in Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration: Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelain, Rosemary E. Scott, London, 1992, p. 129, no. 143.

A pair of identical wine cups was sold at Christie's New York, 26 March 2010, lot 1371.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza