Rose Canton Tea Or Wine Cup

Description

This lovely little display piece dates from the mid 20th Century.
Dimensions: Foot ring - 16mm by 47mm across the rim by 26mm tall
Weight: 10g approx
Rose Canton, with it's beautiful vibrant colors and glazes ('yangcai' meaning 'foreign colours') refers to export wares decorated to foreign tastes and Chinese famille rose porcelain was especially popular in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. These export wares tended to be more highly coloured and decorated than those destined for the home market. Popular decorative patterns in these export wares are referred to as Rose Canton, Rose Mandarin and Rose Medallion. Rose Medallion typically has panels or medallions of flowers and/or birds alternating with panels of human figures around a central medallion. Rose Canton contains no human figures.