Bidspirit auction | Famille Verte Mug with Carp

Famille Verte Mug with Carp - Chinese porcelain famille verte mug, Kangxi ca. 1720. The bell-shaped mug painted with carp swimming among water grasses. An iron-red band of scrolling flowered vines along the rim. Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, ” 22 January 2002, Lot 62. Height: 6 in x width: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 3 3/4 in. Condition: There is a hairline crack extending downwards from the upper rim. There is a hairline crack encircling the mug near the base. Small chips and cracks to the handle. Small chip to the upper rim. Light wear to the footrim.