BLANC DE CHINE MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM CUP, KANGXI PERIOD the bell-shaped cup supported by an openwork branch stand bearing prunus and magnolia flowers applied to each side in medium relief Provenance: Bought from Christie's 7th June 2004 from the E.T. Hall Collection of Chinese Monochrome Porcelains lot 107. Note: for a comprehensive history see "Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua", the Hickley Collection, no. 122. A similar cup appears in a still life by Leonard Knyff dated 1681. For a rhinoceros cup carved with a similar design see Chapman (1999.166)