A RARE SMALL CHINESE IMPERIAL GILT-GROUND WINE CUP SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 The U-shaped body raised on a short straight foot, painted in blue enamel with four shou medallions contained between stylised scrolls, all reserved on a rich gilt ground, the interior glazed white, the base delicately painted with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 6.3cm dia. Provenance: formerly a Belgian private collection. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, p.306, no.256 for a very similar wine cup; see also Christie's London, 5th November 2013, lot 458 for another comparable piece; see also Shanghai Museum, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, pp.352-353, no.236 for a pair of Kangxi bowls also decorated with a gold glaze. 清康熙 金地藍彩團壽紋酒盅 《大清康熙年製》青花篆書款 來源：購於比利時私人收藏。 註：以金彩飾陶瓷，一般認為始於宋代。明洪武初期，景德證瓷器開始有以金彩為飾技法，並盛行於清代。此類金地藍彩始創康熙時期，為清聖祖祝壽所燒。清代康熙時期，由歐洲引進的洋彩推動了匠人對傳統古彩的革新。在金粉中參入鉛粉，調入膠水後塗抹在瓷器上，再用瑪瑙棒將其表面粘膜，以達到金釉的光亮。但以金彩為地，大面積塗抹則極為罕見，難度極大。金粉的厚度、水分及溫度都會影響金釉的呈色及光澤。如北京故宮博物院所收一件相同的清宮舊藏一件酒盅及相同紋飾金地盤，《故宮博物院文物珍品大係，雜釉彩·素三彩》，頁306，編號256及257。