Cup (2) - Porcelain - Jingdezhen
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Pair of Chinese export porcelain cups from Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty, 18th century (c. 1750–1800), exterior brown iron-oxide glaze and interior cobalt blue underglaze painting, titled Jingdezehen, each measuring 8 cm in width and 4.5 cm in height, provenance from an auction house, sold without saucers and in good condition with minor wear.
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Description
Pair of porcelain cups from export Chinese porcelain, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
The exterior is completely covered with a monochrome brown glaze due to iron oxide, known as “café-au-lait”, “capucine” or Batavia brown — a decoration developed for the European market and disseminated by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) via its Batavia comptoir, modern Jakarta, which gave its name to this type of production.
The interior is hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze: a pavilion in a lakeside landscape bordered by trees, framed by flowering prunus branches and fruit scrolls running along the entire wall. The background is adorned with a blooming flower in a double circular border. The brushwork is free and assured, with blue washes characteristic of export painting from the first half of the 18th century.
The foot is debased/unglazed, with a dense and creamy feel to the touch, showing the turning irregularities and wood-fired kiln pits typical of period productions. No mark. Handwritten inventory label under the foot.
Condition
Good overall condition for age. A hairline line in the base of one cup, regarded as an original firing defect rather than a crack. Light wear and small glaze specks on the belly. No restoration. Sold without saucers.
Description
Pair of porcelain cups from export Chinese porcelain, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
The exterior is completely covered with a monochrome brown glaze due to iron oxide, known as “café-au-lait”, “capucine” or Batavia brown — a decoration developed for the European market and disseminated by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) via its Batavia comptoir, modern Jakarta, which gave its name to this type of production.
The interior is hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze: a pavilion in a lakeside landscape bordered by trees, framed by flowering prunus branches and fruit scrolls running along the entire wall. The background is adorned with a blooming flower in a double circular border. The brushwork is free and assured, with blue washes characteristic of export painting from the first half of the 18th century.
The foot is debased/unglazed, with a dense and creamy feel to the touch, showing the turning irregularities and wood-fired kiln pits typical of period productions. No mark. Handwritten inventory label under the foot.
Condition
Good overall condition for age. A hairline line in the base of one cup, regarded as an original firing defect rather than a crack. Light wear and small glaze specks on the belly. No restoration. Sold without saucers.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
Jingdezhen
Number of objects
2
Country of origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Dynastic style/period
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Provenance
Auction house
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
4.5 cm
Width
8 cm
Depth
8 cm
Decor
Blue and white
Estimated period
1750-1800
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