Two libation cups made of white Chinese porcelain, Dehua, China,...
Two libation cups made of white Chinese porcelain, Dehua, China, 18th and 19th centuries
- The first features a relief-molded decoration of two facing dragons, a deer, rocks, and a crane beneath pine trees. The flared rim is lobed, and the base is shaped like a flat, angular rock. Height: 6.9 cm; - The second features a relief-molded decoration of a tiger, a deer, a dragon, rocks, and a crane in flight beneath pine trees. The very flared bowl is lobed and molded with a radiating petal motif on its interior. Height: 9.1 cm
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Two libation cups made of white Chinese porcelain, Dehua, China, 18th and 19th centuries
- The first features a relief-molded decoration of two facing dragons, a deer, rocks, and a crane beneath pine trees. The flared rim is lobed, and the base is shaped like a flat, angular rock. Height: 6.9 cm; - The second features a relief-molded decoration of a tiger, a deer, a dragon, rocks, and a crane in flight beneath pine trees. The very flared bowl is lobed and molded with a radiating petal motif on its interior. Height: 9.1 cm