Cup
13th century-14th century (made)
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The pattern on this cup is in imitation of patterns found on archaic bronzes. In the Song dynasty (960-1279) Chinese scholars systematically studied ritual objects from antiquity. That scholarly interest led to many articles being made 'in the ancient style'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade, carved |
| Brief description | Handleless cup |
| Physical description | Handleless Song/Yuan cup. Mottled white jade with brown markings and striations. With straight tapered sides supported on a low ridged foot: decorated with a striated petal freeze in low relief, a band of incised regular scrollwork and a T-fret border, archaistic bronze-style designs, oval in form. |
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| Object history | Bought by Bluett & Sons, on behalf of the V&A at Sotheby's sale, June 18, 1968, Lot No. 173, for £180. Purchased by Museum for £189. |
| Production | James Watt opinion: could be Song. Rates Desmond Gure's opinions. Thinks details like small incised patterns points to Song rather than Ming-- Ming designs are looser. |
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| Summary | The pattern on this cup is in imitation of patterns found on archaic bronzes. In the Song dynasty (960-1279) Chinese scholars systematically studied ritual objects from antiquity. That scholarly interest led to many articles being made 'in the ancient style'. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.5-1968 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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