VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Small Stemcup with Straight Lip and with Decoration of Fantastic Animals amid Waves

mid 16th-early 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.6 x Diam. 7.3 cm (3 x 2 7/8 in.)

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