The qing emperor kangxi colorful flora cup

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December flora cup, also known as December to floral cup, is based on traditional HuaChao section of the legend, in the selection of flowers on behalf of the Chinese new twelve months and an enveloped flowers, each cup, as every month in the 12 months of the year to refer to a god. Twelve cup is actually a set of wine, consists of twelve shaped like a small glass of upward clock, each one to draw on glasses have twelve months on behalf of the flower, also is the legendary flora, combined with the corresponding lines. Twelve months flower species in turn as narcissus, yulan, peach flower, peony, pomegranate, lotus, chrysanthemum, lotus, bluegrass, sweet-scented osmanthus, rose, plum blossom, represents the from December 1 to god. 【 TaiZhi nut to thin, glaze, jade-like stone embellish scaramouche shape neat delicate, meticulous painting, permeated with the rich flavor of literati, considerable charm. Colorful patterns composition shu lang and pure and fresh, flowers, rocks and other elements to arrange strewn at random have send, cup with poems written in blue and white material derived from, the author trys to correspond to painted flowers, meaning quaint, bring out the best in each other.

flora in December as the theme of the god of cup, not only has a colorful, also have varieties of blue and white, has always been China collectors compete to popular varieties, complete collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, Shanghai museum and museum has hidden.

[source] Christie’s, London, 10 May 2011, Lot 230

1. [see] “the Ming and qing dynasties porcelain appraisal” on page 207;
2. “the qing dynasty imperial kiln porcelain” volume (volume one) page 31, figure 5.
3. The Palace Museum hid treasures series – multicolored colour “, pp. 152, 140.