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TWO BLUE AND WHITE CUPS AND SAUCERS AND AN OCTAGONAL SAUCER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The first cup and saucer is decorated on the interior with fish and a single crab and the exterior is covered in celadon glaze incised with flowers. The second hexagonal cup and saucer are decorated with panels of cockerels and flower sprays. The octagonal saucer is decorated with radiating panels of flowers.
First cup and saucer 5 7/8 and 2 7/8 in. (15 and 7.3 cm.) diam.
Second cup and saucer 5 1/8 and 3 in. (13 and 7.6 cm.) diam.
Octagonal saucer 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Provenance:
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.
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