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Size: D9.9cm

Signed and dated: Jiajing Period，Ming Dynasty

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Final Price: RMB 600,000

Jiajing Six-Character Mark
This cup is delicately potted with a bell-shaped body with deep rounded sides rising steeply and flaring at the rim. It is all supported on a slightly tapered foot and evenly applied overall with a translucent pale yellow glaze，excluding the base，thinning at the rim and pooling to a warm egg-yolk tone around the foot. The base is left in white glazed and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character Jiajing reign mark within a double-circle.
This cup is striking for the luminous tone of its rich yellow glaze，a colour reserved for wares for the imperial court，and remarkable for its fine，delicate potting. For a similar piece in museum，see a cup from the Sir Percival David Collection and now in the British Museum，London，included in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art，London，1989，no. A 595.
Provenance
An Australia Private Collection