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Cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white porcelain cup. The cup is wider at the top than at the bottom. It has a gold rim around the top edge. The body of the cup features a colorful design depicting an old man in a pink robe with a long white beard. The old man has a black and red hairpiece on top of his head. He is standing on a blue cliff, with green plants and pink flowers around him. There is another figure partially visible on the right side of the cup. The inside of the cup has a blue, red, and white design on the bottom. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
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