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CHINA
QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Famille rose porcelain surprise cup
The interior with an upside-down cup highlighted with ruyi heads and housing a small mobile effigy of a scholar. The exterior decorated with figures in a rich palatial interior. The base with a six-character Tongzhi mark in iron-red zhuanshu.
H. 6.7 cm : D. 9 cm
NOTE
This type of piece is known as a "surprise cup", as the figurine floats when a liquid is introduced into the cup.
QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Famille rose porcelain surprise cup
The interior with an upside-down cup highlighted with ruyi heads and housing a small mobile effigy of a scholar. The exterior decorated with figures in a rich palatial interior. The base with a six-character Tongzhi mark in iron-red zhuanshu.
H. 6.7 cm : D. 9 cm
NOTE
This type of piece is known as a "surprise cup", as the figurine floats when a liquid is introduced into the cup.