A pair of turquoise-ground Dayazhai cups Guangxu four-character iron-red marks and of the period (2)Private collection, Sydney | 悉尼私人收藏A pair of turquoise-ground Dayazhai cupsGuangxu four-character iron-red marks and of the period9.3cm diam., 9.2cm diam. (2).Provenance:Mossgreen, Melbourne, 18 Jun 2012, lot 8Bonhams, Sydney, 15 Nov 2018, lot 75光绪 大雅斋松石绿地藤萝画眉纹杯一组两件 「光绪年制」矾红楷书款传承：慕仕阁，墨尔本，2012年6月18日，拍品号8邦瀚斯，悉尼，2018年11月15日，拍品75号The Dayazhai wares were amongst a number of new imperial designs of ceramics which emerged during the late Qing dynasty. Attesting to the Empress Dowager Cixi's personal taste, the main Dayazhai pattern consists of five different designs, apparently two for spring and one each for the other three seasons. The turquoise ground with enamelled huamei amongst rose and wisteria, as seen in this lot, is one of the spring patterns. This design continued to grace some of the Guangxu wares, with iron-red Guangxu marks, as does the current lot.