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Cup with flowers and poem

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White porcelain cup with wide mouth and narrow base. Black Chinese calligraphy on the body. Two columns of calligraphy on the front. Small red stamps in between the columns. Small red text on the bottom. Gold rim. Blue and white design on the right side. Gray background. The cup is titled "Cup with flowers and poem" by artist "Unknown".

Artwork Details

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