A small Chinese rare blue and white lotus cup, cover and stand, the rounded sides of the cup rising from a short foot to a straight rim, the exterior painted with a band of lotus scroll below the rim, the exterior of the cover and the everted section of the stand painted with lappets, 6.1cm diameter, Yuan dynasty Provenance: Orientique Gallery, Hong Kong For a similar example, please see A Collection of China’s Ceramics Gems, Underglaze Blue Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, June 1999, pl 9 中国元青花稀有莲花小杯，带盖和杯托，杯子圆边自浅足升至直口沿，外于口沿下饰以一圈莲花涡卷纹饰，杯盖外和杯托外翻部分饰以垂饰，直径6.1cm 来源：香港吉庆堂画廊 类似的拍品，请参见《中国陶瓷全集——元釉下青花瓷》，上海人民美术出版社，1999年6月，图版9 CONDITION: This is in good condition, but there is a very small (1mm by 1mm) chip to the rim of the cup and some minor kiln adhesions to the interior of the cover.