A white-glazed 'anhua' wine cup, Kangxi mark and period - Sotheby's
the steep sides rising to a gently everted rim, delicately incised with an anhuadesign of two dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst stylized flames, covered overall in an even white glaze, six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. Diameter 2 1/2 in., 6.35 cm. Estimation: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot. Vendu 21,250 USD
PROVENANCE: A gift to the current owner from Robert West, New York. Mr. West bequeathed the major part of his collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1950s.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013 www.sothebys.com