The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)
12th–21st March 2010
12. A Small Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Pouring Cup
Signed Xitang Yangming Zao, 16th Century
The cup is of oval section with a wide pouring mouth. It is carved around one side with a bird perching on blossoming camellia branches, on the other with a further bird on prunus branches above bamboo. The handle is carved with a chilong head terminating in a ruyi -shaped panel containing the signature.
10.5 cm. wide