PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION A BLUE AND WHITE 'MONTH' CUPChenghua six-character mark, Kangxi Delicately potted in deep 'U' shape rising from a short straight foot to gently everted rim, painted on one side apricot blossoms with gnarled tree trunk nearby a boulder and low bushes, with hibiscus blossoms dotted in the field, the other side inscribed with a poem relating to the subject followed by the seal shang (賞 'to appreciate'), the base with apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark within double circle. 2 1/2in (6.3cm) diam; 1 3/4in (4.5cm) high 清康熙 青花花神杯 二月《杏花》 《大明成化年製》雙圈款 Provenance: Guest & Gray, London, purchased in the early 1980's 出處： 倫敦 Gust & Gray，購於 1980 年代初期 The poem may be read as: 清香和宿雨 佳色出晴烟 A Kangxi blue and white cup of the same design and poem from theplete set of twelve 'month c' is in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated online in the museum database, described as representing the second month of the year.