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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cup

1821-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup. Decorated in overglaze enamels with a floral design and an inscription in verse. From a set of twelve representing the flowers of the twelve months. After an original set of the Kangxi period (1662-1722).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Cer, China, Qing, polychrome
Physical description
Porcelain cup. Decorated in overglaze enamels with a floral design and an inscription in verse. From a set of twelve representing the flowers of the twelve months. After an original set of the Kangxi period (1662-1722).
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Seal mark of Daoguang period
  • 清香和宿雨,佳色出晴煙 (Poem by Qian Qi of the Tang dynasty)
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought, 4s. the pair [9-1883]
Collection
Accession number
90A-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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