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Wucai Cafè au Lait Cup and Saucer 

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Porcelain, overglaze enamels.
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China.
Cup: D:8.6cm x H:5cm,
Saucer: D:13cm

SKU: 5245 Categories: ,

A thinly potted cup with fluted bell-shaped sides set over a straight foot, painted to the exterior with birds and flowers in polychrome enamels over a café-au-lait-glazed ground, the interior centered with fluttering butterfly surrounded by floral sprays, the saucer similarly decorated, the base marked.