{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-conical-cup-transitional-period-1","title":"A blue and white conical cup – Transitional Period","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe cup stands on a broad foot ring with straight everted sides, decorated in underglaze blue. Inside it is decorated with an apocryphal four-character Yongle reign mark, but surrounding this and repeated around the inner rim is a border of spirals with simple five-petalled flowers and with chrysanthemums. Outside, the painting consists of a scholar seated in a garden beside a pile of books, attended by two servants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Tianqi\/Chongzhen (1635-1650)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDiameter 10.1 cm, height 4.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Very good condition, minor wear and firing flaws, no cracks or repairs found under UV-light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 254\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e A similar pair of cups are described in '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_Franks-812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCatalogue of the late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum\u003c\/a\u003e' by Harrison- Hall, Item No: 12:38 \u0026amp;12:39, both donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSee also example in \u003ci\u003eA Selection from the Collection of Oriental Ceramics\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian J. A. Jorg; Item No 44. Page 72.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58470660899141,"sku":"254","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/bluewhitecuptransitionyongle1.jpg?v=1783268126","url":"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/products\/a-blue-and-white-conical-cup-transitional-period-1","provider":"Floren Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}