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Cup with Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic cup with a wide mouth and narrow base. A black and white illustration of a man with a large belly, long white beard and mustache, and hair in two buns on top of his head. He wears a dark robe over a light-colored garment and holds a fly brush in his right hand. His left hand is on his stomach. The man stands on a base of foliage. The background of the cup has a light-colored wood grain pattern. The cup sits on a light-colored surface with a gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 606 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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