A BLUE AND WHITE 'CRUCIFIXION' CUP AND SAUCER AND A TEA BOWL Kangxi The saucer dish painted to the interior with the scene of Christ on the cross beneath a plaque inscribed INRI and framed by Mary and John the Baptist, all within a scrolling cloud border; the two cups similarly decorated with the scene depicted twice around the exterior beneath scrolling clouds. The saucer 12.5cm (4 7/8in) diam. (3). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清康熙 青花耶穌故事圖盃、盤及茶盌 Provenance: Christie's 2005 (collector's notes) (the small cup) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House Collection, vol.2, n.p., 2021, pp.198-199(b) M. White, People at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.5, n.p., 2024, p.134 The use of cross hatching in the design indicates that it may be based on a design taken from European engravings. In 1712, Father François Xavier d'Entrecolles wrote about having acquired a dish depicting the crucifixion scene, noting that they had previously been made for export to Japan. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing