Mug
ca. 1770 (made)
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Mug of porcelain, painted with a band of underglaze blue decoration at the rim, and handle in form of a chi dragon in blue and red. Round the body are a domestic scene of two women playing the qin and pipe with children and servants, in enamel colours, and by the handle a scene of cliffs and a tree in red and brown with blue scrolling borders and four cartouches, in blue, the whole on a red ring matted ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Mug, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Mug of porcelain, painted with a band of underglaze blue decoration at the rim, and handle in form of a chi dragon in blue and red. Round the body are a domestic scene of two women playing the qin and pipe with children and servants, in enamel colours, and by the handle a scene of cliffs and a tree in red and brown with blue scrolling borders and four cartouches, in blue, the whole on a red ring matted ground. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Dorothy B. Simpson |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | FE.48-1977 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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