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Cup with landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a white ceramic cup with blue decorative elements. The cup is positioned centrally and oriented with its opening facing upwards. It has a wide mouth that tapers slightly towards the base. The interior rim of the cup features a blue design. A band of blue decoration encircles the midsection of the cup, depicting what appears to be a landscape scene. The base of the cup displays red numbers. The background is a plain gray color. The artist and title of the piece is "Cup with landscape".

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
570 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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