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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup

1620-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup, on one side with incised inscription in grass script with a leaf mark; on the other side with a crane and lute.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with incised inscription
Brief description
Dehua ware. Cup, porcelain with incised inscription, China
Physical description
Porcelain cup, on one side with incised inscription in grass script with a leaf mark; on the other side with a crane and lute.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'quan jun geng jin yi bei jiu' on one side of the body
    Translation
    Persuade the gentleman to drain another cup of wine
  • Mark of crane and lute on other side of the body
Object history
Purchased from the Bandinel Collection, accessioned in 1853. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Formerly Bandinel Collection.
Production
label
Collection
Accession number
3359-1853

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2009
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