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cup
Object Type
cup
Museum number
PDF.838
Description
Porcelain cup with deep sides. The cup has a white semi-egg shell pegmatite body. There are two quails by a rock with flowering peonies and a butterfly in 'famille rose' palette enamel on the exterior.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
glazed
painted
Dimensions
Height:
73 millimetres
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing 18thC
Room 95 label text: PDF 838 Tall cup with quails This tall cup is painted with quails which are a visual pun for double peace which is a Chinese greeting for the New Year. Porcelain with fencai (powdered colours) Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, about AD 1720–1800
PDF 838 鵪鶉圖高杯 此高杯杯身繪鵪鶉,“雙鵪”與“雙安”諧音,意為平安,為中國新年的祝福。 瓷器,粉彩 江西省景德鎮
Bibliographic references
Scott 1991 / Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.33, no.838)
Lady David 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.17, no.838)
Scott 1989a / Imperial Taste - Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.121, Fig.9)
Pierson 2001 / Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics
(p. 40, no. 33)
Location
On display
(G95/dc33/sh8)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.838