Cup
1662-1722 (made)
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Wine cup with rising sides round below and gently everted lip; small low foot. Painted with a flowering Osmanthus (guihua) bush to represent the 9th month of September, with verse: 'zhi sheng wu xian yue, hua man zi ran qiu', followed by a square seal, 'shang' (reward).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Wine cup, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, from a set representing the Twelve Months of the Year; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Wine cup with rising sides round below and gently everted lip; small low foot. Painted with a flowering Osmanthus (guihua) bush to represent the 9th month of September, with verse: 'zhi sheng wu xian yue, hua man zi ran qiu', followed by a square seal, 'shang' (reward). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Kangxi mark on base |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | FE.122A-1975 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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