Agate cup, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D000307N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Function: Container
- Material: Minerals/jade jewelry/agate
- Description:
Grayish yellow agate with slightly low transparency. The ware is cup shaped, with deep belly, round foot and bridge shaped mouth. The ear is carved with Kui dragon, and the belly wall is delicate and shiny. The lower part of the chin of Kui Dragon is connected with the mouth edge. The front foot of Kui Dragon climbs on the edge of the utensil, the rear foot and tail extend to the lower abdomen of the utensil, and the joint between the tail and the utensil wall turns into a curly tail in the belly. The whole device is gray and white, with black and brown dot shaped small spots scattered irregularly on the body. On one side of the wall, there is a large block of orange brown stripes, and near the ear, there is an orange and brown layered stripes. The opposite ear is carved into a Kui dragon along with the natural gray brown of the ore, fully showing the beauty of the texture of the natural ore.
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