Lot 3631. A fine and very rare pair of blue and white 'fishermen' cups, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 5.8 and 5.9 cm. Lot Sold 1,651,000 HKD (Estimate 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th November 1982, lot 153.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd November 1998, lot 317.

Note: This elegant pair of cups is notable for the finely painted landscape on the exterior. Yongzheng blue-and-white cups decorated with a landscape scene are very rare; compare a closely related pair, sold in our London rooms, 7th April 1981, lot 281; and a related cup painted with a figural and landscape scene, but in grisaille, sold in these rooms, 8th April 2023, lot 3724

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2023