Tongzhi four-character marks and of the period|Each enameled around the exterior with a leafy stalk of bamboo, repeated and arranged in three registers, reserved against a bright yellow ground between gilt borders, the interior and base white, the four-character mark on the base in iron-red. 3 1/2in (9cm) diameter|清同治 黃地綠彩竹紋盃一對 《同治年製》款ProvenanceNorth Carolina EstateA similar pair was sold in our London rooms, 10 May 2010, lot 147.