China, 1368-1644. Finely modeled, the cup with gently rounded sides rising from a ring foot to a slightly everted rim, the exterior decorated with a terrace, flowers, a scholar’s rock, flowers, and a flower pot on a small table, the interior with circular lines around the well and below the rim. The saucer with rounded sides rising from a short ring foot to an everted rim, depicting a warrior, courtesan, and sage in a hilly landscape next to a pavilion with a tree and a halberd rising from a bowl. (2)
Condition: Good condition with two miniscule chips to the rim of the saucer, some firing flaws. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Weight: 88.1 g (total) Dimensions: Height 3.9 cm (the cup), Diameter 11.2 cm (the saucer)