VesselsChinese18th-20th century

Cup with Flaring Sides and with Decoration of a Mountainous Landscape on the Exterior and of Five Bats on the Interior

possibly Yongzheng period, 1723-1735

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Grisaille-enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in black and iron-red enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Yongzheng nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty (1644-1911) to Modern period

Century

18th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.9 x Diam. 9 cm (1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Bettina Warburg Grimson, New York C.T. Loo, New York (dealer)

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