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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
Museum record:
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