Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:child
Dimensions:Diameter: 6.50 centimetres (mouth) Height: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain stem cup with underglaze blue decoration. The bowl of this tiny stem cup is rounded and flares outwards at the rim. It has a high splayed foot and a recessed base. Outside a repeated design of three children playing by rocks and flowers is delicately outlined in fine blue lines and infilled with blue wash around the bowl and inside a single flower head is set in a medallion. The stem is decorated with three ‘lingzhi’ sprays and the base carries a six-character Xuande reign mark in a double ring.
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![图片[1]-stem cup BM-1947-0712.175-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00263769_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Such a small stem cup would have been used to serve a potent wine, possibly made from fermented rice.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:child
Dimensions:Diameter: 6.50 centimetres (mouth) Height: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain stem cup with underglaze blue decoration. The bowl of this tiny stem cup is rounded and flares outwards at the rim. It has a high splayed foot and a recessed base. Outside a repeated design of three children playing by rocks and flowers is delicately outlined in fine blue lines and infilled with blue wash around the bowl and inside a single flower head is set in a medallion. The stem is decorated with three ‘lingzhi’ sprays and the base carries a six-character Xuande reign mark in a double ring.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Such a small stem cup would have been used to serve a potent wine, possibly made from fermented rice.
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