Cup
1662-1722 (made)
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Wine cup with rising sides rounded below and gently everted lip; small low foot. Painted with a lotus pond with swimming ducks to represent the 7th month of July. Inscribed with poetic couplet. Mark on base.
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 rounded below and gently everted lip; small low foot. Painted with a lotus pond with swimming ducks to represent the 7th month of July. Inscribed with poetic couplet. Mark on base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | FE.122-1975 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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