Biscuit porcelain with tricolor glaze in aubergine, yellow and green China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) This Kangxi period miniature vessel is shaped as an archaic libation cup. It is decorated with Taotie masks and prunus and at the beak as well as the handle are figural onsets in shape of chilong with almost humanoid facial features. On the inside bottom is the Chinese character Shou (=longevity). Shape: Libation cup shape Dimensions: 9,7 cm (length), 4,2 cm (height) Condition: Chips to lower end of handle and some extremities of the chilong Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s 康熙五彩“螭龍”仿古杯 執柄底部有開口，螭龍部分有損傷 奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代間購入