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Cup

3 pp

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1267, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Cup holder

1 pp

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1243, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Cup with dragon handles

1 pp

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 826, pg. 178, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Cup with dragon-head handle (pastiche)

2 pp

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1268, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Cup with handles, raised linked curls, and birds

2 pp

Cup in the form of an oval bowl with two flange-like handles at rim; very narrow foot. Some translucence, pale green and brown; profuse opaque cream; decomposition, especially in interior. Decoration in low relief and incised: exterior had broad band of interlocked spirals between narrow geometric borders, birds on base; interior has simple spiral designs and border. Handles pierced and incised in

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Cup, used for lip rouge

3 pp

Light gray clay. Uneven horizontal stripe of underglaze blue-gray cobalt. Clear glaze, greenish where thick. Inside stained pink by lip rouge (kuchibeni). Inside of foot glazed. Chip in rim under glaze; gold lacquer repairs to chips in rim.

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Cushion cover

1 pp

Thronelike chairs were appointed with elaborate cushions to make them more comfortable and to signal the sitter's status. The design here, consisting of nine five-clawed dragons, was one that only the emperor and his closest associates could use. Other motifs on the cushion symbolize good fortune and longevity. The Chinese name for the narcissus plant, for example, contains the word "immortal," an

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Cylindrical bead

1 pp

[1] See Curatorial Remark 7, Keith Wilson, February 4, 2008, in the object record. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

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Cylindrical bead

1 pp

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1026 i, pg. 223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is one of a group of nine beads that were purchased together (F1916.384 and F1916.759- .766).

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Cylindrical bead

1 pp

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 362, pg. 104, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

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Cylindrical bead

1 pp

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1026 E, pg. 223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is one of a group of nine beads that were purchased together (F1916.384 and F1916.759- .766).

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Cylindrical bead

1 pp

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1026 C, pg. 223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is one of a group of nine beads that were purchased together (F1916.384 and F1916.759- .766).

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