Dimensions (cm): Diameter: 8 Height: 6 Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Mille Fleur Famille Rose porcelain Cups. Potted with a shallow body, deep, thick and small bulbous body, with angled cavetto elevated the steep sides upward straight mouth rim, raised on a flat round base. The exterior hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against enamel design Famille rose translates to the pink family on a colored ground decoration, depicted of mile fleur. The Mille Fleur decoration, meaning the "thousand flowers design" first appears in the late Yongzheng period becoming extremely popular in the Qianlong and was carried on throughout the subsequent Jiaqing and Daoguang periods, usually on a gilt ground. The dense millefleurs design features naturalistic blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, morning glories, roses, lotus flowers, daisies, lilies and pinks amidst an abundance of foliage, the mouth rims with gilt bands, the bases and interiors often turquoise-enameled on older pieces. The Lines of the drawings are clear, the light and dark shades are subtle. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. Mark on base, a four under glazed blue script characters reign mark, Enclosed within double square borders, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period.