Cup and Saucer
about 1690 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Chinese cups and saucers, apart from serving as tea vessels, were sometimes used to decorate rooms in European mansions.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with ladies playing games, China, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Porcelain cup and saucer, painted in underglaze blue. Outside the cup and on the rim of the saucer decorated with five ladies in a garden scene, two of them playing chess, one with a dog, two playing with a wheel-shaped toy. Inside the cup and at centre of the saucer with a seated lady. Under the rim of the saucer with four of the Eight Treasures. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'xing' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Chinese cups and saucers, apart from serving as tea vessels, were sometimes used to decorate rooms in European mansions. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2661 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.639&A-1910 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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