VesselsChinese3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Winged Cup (Erbei)

206 BCE - 220 CE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Shell with gilt bronze fitting

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Century

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4 x W. 14.4 x D. 10.6 cm (1 9/16 x 5 11/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Vessels

Waste bowl

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, c. 1735

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold

18th centuryGerman

Vessels

Pouring Vessel in the Form of a Standing Quadruped with Hinged Cover in the Form of a Duck

Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 220 CE

Cast bronze with inlays of turquoise, sheet gold and silver, and copper wire

3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese

Vessels

Mortar

Unknown Artist, 17th century

Metal

17th centurySpanish

Vessels

Circular Cup with Foliated Rim and Stylized Chrysanthemum-Blossom Decor

Unknown Artist, probably Colonial or Republican period, 20th century

Koryo-style inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips; with the Chinese ideograph reading, in Korean, "Mok" ("Mu" in Mandarin Chinese) incised on the base in archaic script style before firing

20th centuryKorean