Bowl
ca. 1700-1750 (made)
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Zitan wood cup, the exterior inlaid with a design of a flowering plant and a butterfly in silver wire and enamels, signed.
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Materials and techniques | Zitan wood, inlaid with silver wire and enamels |
Brief description | Cup, zitan wood inlaid with silver wire and enamels, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1700-1750 |
Physical description | Zitan wood cup, the exterior inlaid with a design of a flowering plant and a butterfly in silver wire and enamels, signed. |
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Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 61, fig. 70. |
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Accession number | W.220-1916 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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