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Source Description
This dull green jade rython cup sits on the horns and tail of a monster-mask near its base. A tiger headed creature (a feline dragon) peers over its rim and another with a bird tail lifts its head up to the edge of the rim. A third smaller creature climbs up the cup's side. The upper portion of the cup presents a band fo incised monster-masks and rui heads.
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Document identity
localId
19316
label
Cup with Dragon Handles
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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19316
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cup with Dragon Handles
description
This dull green jade rython cup sits on the horns and tail of a monster-mask near its base. A tiger headed creature (a feline dragon) peers over its rim and another with a bird tail lifts its head up to the edge of the rim. A third smaller creature climbs up the cup's side. The upper portion of the cup presents a band fo incised monster-masks and rui heads.
provenance
Dr. John C. Ferguson Collection Sale, American Art Association, April 7, 1916, no. 53; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th-14th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
cups (drinking vessels)
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8
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8
source
import
dimensionsRaw
4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Song [Sung]-Ming [Ming] Dynasty
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nephrite
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6238
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CHN
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none
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