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ca. 1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Zitan wood cup, the exterior inlaid with a design of a flowering plant and a butterfly in silver wire and enamels, signed.


Object details

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Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.9cm
  • Diameter: 8.8cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 61, fig. 70.
Collection
Accession number
W.220-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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