Details
Each crab centering a turquoise-edged lotus leaf and supporting a notched, reticulated cup, overall decorated with pink and gilt flowers and raised on a circular foot, each stand and cup with Chinese symbols
812 in. (21.6 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from S. Marchant & Sons, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1994.
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Lot Essay

A similar example lacking the central cup is illustrated in D. Howard and J. Ayers, China for the West, New York, London, 1978, I, p. 185, no. 183.

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