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Cup of deep 'U'-shape, elegantly carved with slightly flaring sides, supported on a neatly cut thick foot ring, a six-character Qianlong seal mark incised on underside of cup.
Wine Cup
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Wine Cup

Artist Chinese Artist
DateQing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Qianlong reign (1736 - 1795)
Place of originChina
MediumNephrite
DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.5 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.191
Collections
Visual DescriptionCup of deep 'U'-shape, elegantly carved with slightly flaring sides, supported on a neatly cut thick foot ring, a six-character Qianlong seal mark incised on underside of cup.
Cup of deep 'U'-shape, elegantly carved with slightly flaring sides, supported on a neatly cut thick foot ring, a six-character Qianlong seal mark incised on underside of cup.
Wine Cup
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Qianlong reign (1736 - 1795)
Small, plain white ceramic cup. It has a deep, U-shaped body with slightly flared sides and a simple, unadorned rim, resting on a small foot.
White-Glazed Wine Cup
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Alms Bowl
Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
Bowl with steep sides rising from the angled beveled foot ring to the slightly flared lip, the underside inscribed with a Qianlong nian zhi mark, the base of the foot ring inscribed with a jia character, the muted white stone with discolored fissures.
Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
This ear cup reflects the Song period's profound interest in history in its characteristic design found in jades of the late Han period (206BC-AD220). The thinly worked oval cup has two flat handles projecting just below the rim at the longer sides, resting on an oval base with a raised foot ring. The highly translucent yellow jade possesses darker russet brown inclusions creating a desirable "skin" throughout the cup. The ear cup is of a fine, smooth polish. In our opinion, this ear cup is a fi…
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Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or later
Carved with a pair of birds perched in prunus and chrysanthemum
Baluster Vase
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
A jade vase of rectangular section, the sides gently tapering towards the slightly recessed base, the waisted neck with straight mouth rim, and worked in relief with two ruyi-sceptre handles from which loose rings are suspended. They body decorated overall in sunken relief with a geometric design of chevrons, clouds and squares. The stone a pale celadon stone. The base with an incised six-character reign mark Qianlong yu yong (for imperial use).
Vase with Cruciform Designs
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century
Each of barrel form, carved around the sides with a pair of descending confronted foliate dragons flanked by large monster mask and ring handles, between lappets encircling the foot and pendant ruyi lappets at the rim, the undersides inscribed with a Qianlong four-character mark within a double square, the translucent metal of bright reddish orange
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Chinese Artist
18th-19th century or later
Cup with outward flaring base ring, wide saucer-like bottom gently curved on underside, flat on top - horizontal ring of 3/4" to wall of cup with gradual outward slope, wide flare of rim, small notched pattern in lower edge of rim, interior smooth with rounded bottom; brown ware with red slip, large modeled animal head attached to rim, hollow with rattle, small nub ear, incised face pattern, open mouth, bulbous nose with poked hole to make small cup, panel if inscribed weave pattern with line bo…
Footed Cup
Costa Rican Artist
1-300
A fine and rare cast and chased parcel-gilt bronze incense tool vase, supported on a low foot rim, the body and slender neck decorate din gilded low relief with dragon amid clouds above a carp swimming amidst crested waves on a ring-punched ground. The underside of the recessed foot with a chiseled four-character mark in rounded seal script hu wen ming zhi (made by Hu Wenming) in a square gilded reserve.
Bottle Vase
Hu Wenming
17th century
Scrolling lotus design on the surface of the charger forms a swastika shape; six character mark on base. A large blue and white dish, the rounded sides rising from a channeled foot ring to a slightly everted rim, well painted in bright tones of underglaze blue on the interior and the exterior with a bold overall pattern of lotus scroll bearing large stylized blossoms.
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Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1622-1722)

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