Mug
ca. 1780 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr P. Cooke |
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Bibliographic reference | Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 407 |
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Accession number | FE.72-1978 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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