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Wine-Cup

1662-1722 (made)
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Place of origin

Wine-cup of porcelain, with decoration impressed and incised under green and yellow glazes. The cup has thinly potted sides spreading to an everted lip and rising form a small, tapering foot. Inside the cup is glazed yellow. On the outside green glaze covers a central band of impressed key-fret pattern, with incised meander frieze above and upright lotus panels below. The base is glazed in green.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, impressed, incised, glazed
Brief description
Wine-cup, porcelain with decoration impressed and incised under green and yellow glazes; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Wine-cup of porcelain, with decoration impressed and incised under green and yellow glazes. The cup has thinly potted sides spreading to an everted lip and rising form a small, tapering foot. Inside the cup is glazed yellow. On the outside green glaze covers a central band of impressed key-fret pattern, with incised meander frieze above and upright lotus panels below. The base is glazed in green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
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Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Mr Louis Cahen
Production
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Collection
Accession number
C.51-1957

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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