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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Mug

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mug, porcelain, of bell-shaped form after an English model with fluted sides rounded below and spreading slightly at the lip, with spreading foot and loop handle, the butt in the shape of a ruyi head. Painted in famille rose enamels and gold, on either side with the arms of Cock, Argent a chevron sable between three wolves' heads erased gules, surmounted by the crest, an oak tree. On the face of the mug is painted a bird perched on a descending branch of prunus, and round the lip is a frieze of bamboo, chrysanthemum, prunus, and other flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gold
Brief description
Mug, porcelain, painted in famille rose enamels and gold with coat of arms, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, ca. 1780
Physical description
Mug, porcelain, of bell-shaped form after an English model with fluted sides rounded below and spreading slightly at the lip, with spreading foot and loop handle, the butt in the shape of a ruyi head. Painted in famille rose enamels and gold, on either side with the arms of Cock, Argent a chevron sable between three wolves' heads erased gules, surmounted by the crest, an oak tree. On the face of the mug is painted a bird perched on a descending branch of prunus, and round the lip is a frieze of bamboo, chrysanthemum, prunus, and other flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr P. Cooke
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 407
Collection
Accession number
FE.72-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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