A Chinese porcelain 'lança character' stem cup,...
A Chinese porcelain 'lança character' stem cup, Qianlong mark and of the period, painted in underglaze blue to the interior with a stylised peony medallion within a double ring, the flared sides decorated with eight lança characters within flowering lotus stems issuing from acanthus leaves, the underside painted with a frieze of lotus lappets, above a tall spreading foot, 13.6cm high Provenance: Ex. English private collection Cf. A similar smaller version of this stem cup is in the National Pala
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A Chinese porcelain 'lança character' stem cup, Qianlong mark and of the period, painted in underglaze blue to the interior with a stylised peony medallion within a double ring, the flared sides decorated with eight lança characters within flowering lotus stems issuing from acanthus leaves, the underside painted with a frieze of lotus lappets, above a tall spreading foot, 13.6cm high Provenance: Ex. English private collection Cf. A similar smaller version of this stem cup is in the National Pala
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