{"id":8754,"date":"2016-11-06T09:44:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T14:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=8754"},"modified":"2016-11-06T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T14:44:59","slug":"pair-of-famille-rose-dragons-cups-c-1890","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=8754","title":{"rendered":"Pair of Famille Rose dragons cups, c.1890"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This pair of unmarked Chinese porcelain cups from the Guangxu period (1875-1908) are nicely decorated in the Famille Rose palette with peach trees, dragons chasing flaming pearls, and koi fish in waves. Each measures nearly 2.75 inches high and 4 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard\u00a0to\u00a0tell if the bronze handles, most likely added in the early 1900s, were replacement\u00a0handles\u00a0or if they were attached to transform handless bowls into drinking cups.<\/p>\n<p>Finding pairs of inventive repairs is uncommon and I am always on the lookout for\u00a0more\u00a0examples. In the coming weeks I will show other\u00a0pairs\u00a0from\u00a0my collection so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11571\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11571\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11571\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8215-Version-2.jpg\" alt=\"img_8215-version-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8215-Version-2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8215-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8215-Version-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11572\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8218.jpg\" alt=\"img_8218\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8218.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8218-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8218-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11575\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11575\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8224.jpg\" alt=\"img_8224\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8224.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8224-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8224-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11577\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11577\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8320.jpg\" alt=\"img_8320\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8320.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8320-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8320-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11573\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11573\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8219.jpg\" alt=\"img_8219\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8219.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8219-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8219-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11574\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11574\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8220-Version-2.jpg\" alt=\"img_8220-version-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8220-Version-2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8220-Version-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8220-Version-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=11576\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11576\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8225.jpg\" alt=\"img_8225\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8225.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8225-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8225-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This pair of unmarked Chinese porcelain cups from the Guangxu period (1875-1908) are nicely decorated in the Famille Rose palette with peach trees, dragons chasing flaming pearls, and koi fish in waves. Each measures nearly 2.75 inches high and 4 inches in diameter. 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