A RARE SMALL CHINESE IMPERIAL GILT-GROUND WINE CUP

SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

The U-shaped body raised on a short straight foot, painted in blue enamel with four shou medallions contained between stylised scrolls, all reserved on a rich gilt ground, the interior glazed white, the base delicately painted with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 6.3cm dia.

Provenance: formerly a Belgian private collection.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, p.306, no.256 for a very similar wine cup; see also Christie's London, 5th November 2013, lot 458 for another comparable piece; see also Shanghai Museum, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, pp.352-353, no.236 for a pair of Kangxi bowls also decorated with a gold glaze.