A Chinese porcelain 'lança character' stem cup, Qianlong mark and of the period, painted in underglaze blue to the interior with a stylised peony medallion within a double ring, the flared sides decorated with eight lança characters within flowering lotus stems issuing from acanthus leaves, the underside painted with a frieze of lotus lappets, above a tall spreading foot, 13.6cm highProvenance: Ex. English private collectionCf. A similar smaller version of this stem cup is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, published in Illustrated Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum. Republic of China. Ch’ien-lung Ware and Other Wares, vol. 2, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 13A stem cup of the same size sold with Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Art 21 March 2018, lot 527清 乾隆款及時代 青花纏枝蓮紋梵文高足碗

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