A Chinese famille rose chicken cup, late Qing Dynasty

Description

A Chinese famille rose chicken cup, late Qing Dynasty,

painted with Jia Chang stamping his left foot to call the chickens amongst blue rocks and flower sprays, on the reverse a long poetic insciption in black, and dated Qianlong bingshen (corresponding to 1776) and two seals qian and long in iron red, 5.3cm high, 6.2cm diameter

Provenance:
The Livingston Collection

Condition report:

base drilled centrally and plugged, obscuring a six character mark in grey (overglaze) chips on rim and cracks in the walls