A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED ‘LOTUS’ LIBATION CUP, GUANGXU China, 1883. Molded in the shape of a lotus flower, the interior and exterior walls enameled in shades of rose. A small drainage hole in the well placed within a lime green reserve connects to the hollow stem of lime green enamel, finished with tiny black enameled dots and a long inscription.

Inscriptions: To the stem ‘Da Qing Guangxu jiunian Anhui taihu fujin qiu cao jinian bei (‘9th year of the Guangxu period of the Great Qing, Commemorative Cup of the Autumn Harvest, near Taihu in Anhui’).

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.

Weight: 174 g
Dimensions: Height 7.1 cm, Length 17.4 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of closely related but slightly later libation cups at Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 23 June 2015, lot 7292, sold for USD 15,000. Compare also a pair of closely related famille rose libation cups, also from the Guangxu period, at Bonhams Los Angeles in Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I on 14 December 2020, lot 116, sold for USD 15,300.

光緒粉彩荷花秋操杯
中國，1883年。太湖秋操杯形如一朵盛開的荷花，粉紅的花瓣中，花蕊嫩黃，花梗碧綠。蓮瓣脈絡清晰，以花梗為中心兩側對稱，花梗內空，一端直通底部花蕊以作吸水之用，製作極為精細。

款識: 花梗背面書墨彩“大清光緒九年安徽太湖附近秋操紀念杯”

來源：英國古玩市場。
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，燒製不規則。

重量：174 克
尺寸：高7.1 厘米, 長17.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一對相近的秋操杯，見舊金山邦翰思 Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2015年6月23日 lot 7292，售價USD 15,000；比較一對光緒粉彩秋操杯，見洛杉磯邦翰思Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I 2020年12月14日 lot 116, 售價USD 15,300。