Small blue-and-white porcelain ‘Birds’ cup, Qing dynasty

Glazed porcelain with blue and white decorations. It has a narrow circular foot, decorated with two thin horizontal lines, which are repeated at the level of the mouth. The subtly flared body shows a continuous scene of flowering branches on which small birds perch. 

The base shows a six-character seal inscribed in a double circle ‘大明成化年制’. 

Height: 4.7 cm; Mouth diameter: 6.2 cm; Base diameter: 2.7 cm

Weight: 31 g

Provenance:

· French private collection