Sepia & Blue Rural Scene Teacup & Saucer Auction
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Sepia & Blue Rural Scene Teacup & Saucer
Description
Chinese export porcelain tea bowl and saucer, Qianlong ca. 1740-55. The cup with a splayed rim and painted in sepia and blue with a rural scene of two peasants in conversation be a stream, one leading an ox and the other gathering sticks. With a narrow gilt tendril border.

Illustrated in Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. I, pg. 169, no. 160.

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 172; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
(Cup) height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 3 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Condition
There are no cracks, losses, or restorations. A few minute fleabite chips to the lower rims. Some light losses to the paint layer, especially along the interior rim of the cup.
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Sepia & Blue Rural Scene Teacup & Saucer

Estimate $150-$300
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This auction is curated by:
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection

Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM EST
St. Paul, MN, United States
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