A FAMILLE VERTE 'TWO CRICKETS' WINE CUP
18th/19th century
18th/19th century
The shallow rounded sides rising to a gently flaring rim, enamelled around the exterior in green, iron-red, yellow and aubergine with a pair of crickets amongst flowering plants and rockwork, wood stand. 6cm (2 3/8in) diam. (2).
十八/十九世紀 五彩草蟲紋盃
Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent
來源:
倫敦Parry家族舊藏,並由後人保存迄今
Crickets are associated with spring and summer, but are more often represented in Chinese art due to the homophonous relationship of their name with 'happiness', Xi, and auspiciousness, Xi. A pair of crickets represents the wish for double-happiness or auspiciousness, Shuang Xi.
Compare with a related blue and white wine cup, circa 1725, salvaged from the Ca Mau wreck, decorated with cricket amidst flowers, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.FE.179-2007.
蟋蟀這一傳統鳴蟲,自古便是被吟詠的對象。因其諧音「喜來」,如本例繪有兩隻蟋蟀者,則有雙喜臨門,喜事不斷之意。
倫敦維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館館藏一例於金甌沉船(Ca Mau wreck)出水的約1725年青花酒盃,器身繪蟋蟀草蟲紋,館藏編號FE.179-2007,可為參照。
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18th/19th century
18th/19th century
The shallow rounded sides rising to a gently flaring rim, enamelled around the exterior in green, iron-red, yellow and aubergine with a pair of crickets amongst flowering plants and rockwork, wood stand. 6cm (2 3/8in) diam. (2).
十八/十九世紀 五彩草蟲紋盃
Provenance:
Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent
來源:
倫敦Parry家族舊藏,並由後人保存迄今
Crickets are associated with spring and summer, but are more often represented in Chinese art due to the homophonous relationship of their name with 'happiness', Xi, and auspiciousness, Xi. A pair of crickets represents the wish for double-happiness or auspiciousness, Shuang Xi.
Compare with a related blue and white wine cup, circa 1725, salvaged from the Ca Mau wreck, decorated with cricket amidst flowers, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.FE.179-2007.
蟋蟀這一傳統鳴蟲,自古便是被吟詠的對象。因其諧音「喜來」,如本例繪有兩隻蟋蟀者,則有雙喜臨門,喜事不斷之意。
倫敦維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館館藏一例於金甌沉船(Ca Mau wreck)出水的約1725年青花酒盃,器身繪蟋蟀草蟲紋,館藏編號FE.179-2007,可為參照。