Cup with Flaring Rim and Decoration of Rocks, Plants, Chickens, and Insects (from a set of two cups)

19th or early 20th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty (1644-1911) to Modern period

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.5 x Diam. 8.1 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/16 in.)

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