Goblet
ca. 1900-1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shanghai hosted one of the largest western communities at the beginning of the 20th century. Silver objects were produced for domestic consumption or for export by local silversmiths, who used to mark their pieces either with Chinese characters or in imitation of European hallmarks.
This goblet was produced at the silversmith workshop known as Luen Wo, or Liang ru, active in Shanghai between the late 19th century and early 20th century; their shop was on Nanking Road, one of the main shopping street for foreign customers. The overall appearance of the goblet, while retaining traditional designs like the dragon, is reminiscent of the international art nouveau style, which at the time was particularly popular on the world market.
This goblet was produced at the silversmith workshop known as Luen Wo, or Liang ru, active in Shanghai between the late 19th century and early 20th century; their shop was on Nanking Road, one of the main shopping street for foreign customers. The overall appearance of the goblet, while retaining traditional designs like the dragon, is reminiscent of the international art nouveau style, which at the time was particularly popular on the world market.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast silver |
| Brief description | Silver goblet with dragon decoration, marked liangru, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1900-1910 |
| Physical description | Silver goblet, with bowl cast in one piece decorated with a single four clawed dragon in low relief and soldered to the plain stem, the junction being formed from a division of the stem into three. |
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| Gallery label | Goblet
Silver
Dragons
Marked Liangru
About 1900-1910
The mark is that of the workshop known as Luenwo, active in Shanghai about 1880-1920.(1897) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Shanghai hosted one of the largest western communities at the beginning of the 20th century. Silver objects were produced for domestic consumption or for export by local silversmiths, who used to mark their pieces either with Chinese characters or in imitation of European hallmarks. This goblet was produced at the silversmith workshop known as Luen Wo, or Liang ru, active in Shanghai between the late 19th century and early 20th century; their shop was on Nanking Road, one of the main shopping street for foreign customers. The overall appearance of the goblet, while retaining traditional designs like the dragon, is reminiscent of the international art nouveau style, which at the time was particularly popular on the world market. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig (ed.). Chinese Export Art and Design. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987, p. 108, fig. 87. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.10-1980 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2008 |
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