Imperial Chinese Sacrificial Blue Cup, Yongzheng

An Imperial Chinese sacrificial-blue-glazed porcelain cup with a wooden stand. The bottom has a 6-character Yongzheng mark and is of the period.

Dimensions: 1 1/2 inches tall X 2 7/8 inches wide; 3.8 cm tall X 7.3 cm wide. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: Numerous miniscule glaze pops to the rim, overall good condition.

Provenance: From the estate of John Calvin Ferguson, a well-known American scholar of Chinese art, collector and procurer for American art museums, and a Chinese government advisor. Mr. Ferguson first came to China in 1887 and stayed until 1943. He was the founder and first president of Nanjing University in 1888. He also founded Jiaotong University in Shanghai in 1902. He collected many important Chinese arts and antiques. Some of them are currently in Metropolitan Museum in New York City, as well as the Nanjing University Museum.

來源：來自John Calvin Ferguson(福開森)收藏。福開森是美國著名的中国藝術學者，美國藝術博物館的收藏家和採購員，也是中國政府顧問。他於1887年首次來到中國，一直待到1943年。他於1888年創辦了南京大學并任第一任校長，於1902年創立了上海交通大學。他收藏了眾多中國藝術品和古董。部分現藏於紐約大都會博物館及南京大學博物館。本公司2018年9月8日拍賣中177至194號拍品均來自同一藏家。

Reference: A similar sacrificial blue glazed cup can be found in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, collection number 226979 (fig. 1). A similar Yongzheng period sacrificial blue cup was sold at Christie's Hong Kong on November 27, 2013 as lot number 3492.

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