A fine and rare pair of blue and white 'Eight Drunken Immortals' cups Seal marks and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 青花飲中八仙歌詩意圖盃一對 《大清乾隆年製》款

A fine and rare pair of blue and white 'Eight Drunken Immortals' cups
Seal marks and period of Qianlong
清乾隆 青花飲中八仙歌詩意圖盃一對 《大清乾隆年製》款

each potted resting on a countersunk base inscribed with a six-character seal mark, delicately painted around the exterior with a scene depicting one of the 'Eight Drunken Immortals', the reverse with an inscription followed by a shang seal mark, one referring to Zhang Xu and the other Jiao Sui, wood stands
9.7 cm

Condition Report:
The cups are in very good condition.

整體品相良好。

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Provenance:
Marchant, London.

馬錢特，倫敦