Five Chinese famille rose yellow-ground cups and saucers wit...
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Five Chinese famille rose yellow-ground cups and saucers with 'four arts' decoration, Yongzheng
Dia.: 11 cm (the saucer)
Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 3,5 cm (the cup)
The four arts ( siyi), or the four arts of the Chinese scholar, were the four main academic and artistic talents required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman. They were the mastery of the qin (the guqin, a stringed instrument), qi (the strategy game of Go), shu (Chinese calligraphy) and hua (Chinese painting), and are also referred to by listing all four: qinqishuhua;. (source: Wikipedia)
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Five Chinese famille rose yellow-ground cups and saucers with 'four arts' decoration, Yongzheng
Dia.: 11 cm (the saucer)
Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 3,5 cm (the cup)
The four arts ( siyi), or the four arts of the Chinese scholar, were the four main academic and artistic talents required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman. They were the mastery of the qin (the guqin, a stringed instrument), qi (the strategy game of Go), shu (Chinese calligraphy) and hua (Chinese painting), and are also referred to by listing all four: qinqishuhua;. (source: Wikipedia)
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