20th century, each modelled in the shape of a large lotus blossom, with incised overlapping petals outlined in black enamel and filled with shades of pink, the outer row of petals rising to form the gently flared wall of the vessel, the centre pierced with a small circular aperture leading up into the hollow lime-green stem that forms the handle, inscribed Daqing Guangxu jiu nian Anhui Taihu fujin qiucao jinian bei (Cup commemorating the autumn military exercises held near Taihu in Anhui in the ninth year of Guangxu reign of the Great Qing) in black enamel, 17.5cm longGood conditionProvenance: Private collection from Sutton