Coffee cup, hard paste porcelain, decorated in Chinese Imari style with lotus flowers and ruyi in underglaze blue, red enamel and gilt; not marked, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, c.1720+
the ruyi is a lobed and pointed shape derived from the head of a ceremonial sceptre; it appears here in the middle row of decoration
the lower terminal of the handle is square, a feature copied on English delftware coffee cups, the four leaves painted at the top and bottom are often found on Lowestoft copies of Chinese porcelain
the ruyi is a lobed and pointed shape derived from the head of a ceremonial sceptre; it appears here in the middle row of decoration
the lower terminal of the handle is square, a feature copied on English delftware coffee cups, the four leaves painted at the top and bottom are often found on Lowestoft copies of Chinese porcelain
