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Cup
- Place of origin:
Jingdezhen (made)
- Date:
1723-1735 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
- Credit Line:
Given by Professor E. V. Lee
- Museum number:
FE.59A-1982
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 8, shelf 3
Physical description
Cup, one of a pair, with rounded sides everting at the rim, and small foot inclined on the inside. Thin, translucent white porcelain with milky white glaze, and painted in blue outline with two qilin, having dragons' heads, wings, deer legs and cloven hooves. Their bodies are formed by a floral scroll, and each breathes a chrysanthemum spray out of its mouth. Above are cloud scrolls, and beneath sprays of magic fungus. Two shades of red, yellow, and green enamel are 'dovetailed' into the blue outlines.
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen (made)
Date
1723-1735 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Chenghua period
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.7 cm, Height: 4 cm
Object history note
One of a pair of cups, FE.59&A-1982. The cups have a fitted, padded box covered with brocade.
Descriptive line
Cup, one of a pair, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels in doucai style; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (with Chenghua mark)
Production Note
label
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Magic fungus; Floral scrolls; Chrysanthemum; Cloud scrolls; Qilin
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection
