Five Chinese famille rose yellow-ground cups and saucers with 'four arts 四藝' design, Yongzheng

Dia.: 11 cm (the saucer)
Dia.: 6,5 cm - H.: 3,5 cm (the cup)

The four arts (四藝, siyi), or the four arts of the Chinese scholar, were the four main academic and artistic talents required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman. They were the mastery of the qin (the guqin, a stringed instrument, 琴), qi (the strategy game of Go, 棋), shu (Chinese calligraphy, 書) and hua (Chinese painting, 畫), and are also referred to by listing all four: 琴棋書畫; qínqíshūhuà. (source: Wikipedia)

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Two saucers in excellent condition.
- One saucer in quasi excellent condition, with a few tiny superficial flakes to the rim.
- Five cups with a hairline to the rim.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 两個碟子全品。
- 一個碟子近乎全品，口沿極小飛皮。
- 五個杯子都有衝線。

Adjudication frais incl.: € 2.470