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

Cup

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup of porcelain, in the form of an archaic bronze vessel with two dragons applied in relief, supporting the handle and two others beneath the spout. Painted in yellow, white and manganese-purple on a green ground stippled in black with stylised dragons, scattered plum-blossoms and monster's heads. Inside on the bottom a hare.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with applied decoration in relief, painted in coloured glazes
Brief description
Cup, porcelain with applied decoration in relief, painted in coloured glazes, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Cup of porcelain, in the form of an archaic bronze vessel with two dragons applied in relief, supporting the handle and two others beneath the spout. Painted in yellow, white and manganese-purple on a green ground stippled in black with stylised dragons, scattered plum-blossoms and monster's heads. Inside on the bottom a hare.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Styles
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.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 177
Collection
Accession number
C.1063-1910

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
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