Pair of enamelled porcelain ‘Dragons’ cups, Qing dynasty

Cup-shaped modelled porcelain, with a circular base and a cylindrical body flaring at the mouth. It is decorated with a continuous scene of dragons with sinuous bodies surrounded by beautiful ruyi clouds. All of this is executed with coloured enamels on a deep yellow background. On the base is a six-character seal ‘大明成化年制’.

Height: 6 cm; Mouth diameter: 6.5 cm; Base diameter: 4.5 cm