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Cup with a scene of lotus pond

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic cup with a wide mouth and slightly narrow base. The cup features a colorful design depicting a pond scene with lotus flowers, leaves, and stems. The design includes large green lotus flowers and smaller orange flowers. The background of the cup is white, and the overall design is rendered in shades of green, orange, and brown. The cup appears to have some small chips around the rim. The image presents the cup centered on a plain white background.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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