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cup
Object Type
cup
Museum number
PDF,A.616
Description
Small stem porcelain cup with underglaze blue bands of scrolling flowers, plantain leaves and overlapping petals. Reserved panel on one side with ruyi and reign mark.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Kangxi
Production date
1662-1722
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
underglazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
78 millimetres
Height:
102 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing Kangxi 1662-1722
Room 95 label text: PDF A616 Deep stem cup with scrolling flowers This stem cup is delicately painted with a flower scroll and bears a four-character Kangxi reign mark beneath the rim. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period, AD 1662–1722
Bibliographic references
Pierson 2004 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.55, no.A616)
Medley 1976 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains
(p.37, no.A616)
Location
On display
(G95/dc24/sh8)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF,A.616