These blanc de chine cups are modelled in emulation of the rhinoceros cups of the same period, with shaped oval bowls standing on open rockwork with a prunus branch in relief on each side. The glaze has a slight creamy tinge.

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 112

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from John Sparks, 3 March 1953 (£18); formerly in the collection of E.G. Kostelany, sold Sotheby’s, London, 3 March 1953, lot 90

Location: Treasury, Gallery 2