Chinese 19th Century Gold red-crown Crane 4-Roundel Porcelain Cup, the base with a miniature mark of "Descending Bat with Peach Branch" in iron red, the mark associated with the reign of the Daoguang Emperor: quality pierced hard wood stand and custom Chinese storage box. Diameter of bowl 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm.). PROVENANCE: Purchased from Steve Yu, Yu Tong Asian Art, New York, NY circa 2008.

Light age related wear to gilding; 1 tiny burst glaze bubble to mouth edge. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.