A small iron-red and gilt-decorated 'dragon and phoenix' stem cup, Fushou wujiang mark, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 礬紅彩描金團龍鳳供壽紋高足小盃 《福壽無疆》款

Sotheby's London, 6th July 1976, lot 176.

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th November 1982, lot 188.

倫敦蘇富比1976年7月6日，編號176

香港蘇富比1982年11月8日，編號188

Small and delicately potted stemcups first emerged during the Chenghua period of the Ming dynasty and saw a revival in Qing Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty. The present cup is adorned with medallions of shou-characters wreathed by dragons and phoenixes. This motif conveys happiness and longevity and therefore, the cup could have been commissioned as a birthday gift to a member of the imperial family.

A dish with similar iron-red and gilt decoration is illustrated in Sun yingzhou de taoci shijie [The ceramics world of Sun Yingzhou], Palace Museum, Beijing, 2003, cat. no. 112.

袖珍高足小盃初見於明成化朝，後至清康熙朝再創高峰。此盃繪龍鳳團壽紋，祝頌長壽喜樂，或為皇家壽誕獻禮。

可比一盤，紋飾礬紅描金，與此相似，錄《孫瀛洲的陶瓷世界》，故宮博物院，北京，2003年，編號112。