Provenance
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 1993 and accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see added scan)
Description
Qu Shui Liu Shang 曲水流觴 (Floating Wine Cups Along a Winding Stream) is a traditional Chinese scholarly gathering in which wine cups were set afloat on a winding stream. Participants seated along the banks would drink and compose poetry when a cup stopped before them. Originating in ancient China and famously associated with the 4th-century Orchid Pavilion gathering, it became a symbol of literary elegance, friendship, and refined leisure.
Xuande mark, Jiajing
Dia.: 12 cm - H.: 6,5 cm
Estimation
€ 2.500,00 – € 5.000,00
Provenance
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 1993 and accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see added scan)