Blue and white glazed ceramic cup, with Xuande mark

Ceramic modelled and decorated with blue and white underglaze glaze. It has a conical base with an elongated cylindrical foot, on which rests a globular body with a curved profile that is reduced to the height of the mouth. The exterior is decorated with decorative borders, arranged horizontally around the surface. Patterns of dots, petals and lines alternate with a larger central image of long intertwining branches covered with leaves and beautiful flowers. At the base is a six-character mark ‘大明宣德年制’.

Height: 9.8 cm; Mouth diameter: 7.6 cm; Base diameter: 6.6 cm