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Source Description
This footed cup is divided into six parts, segmenting the porcelain with a scalloped lip and further by the double lined borders painted vertically down the cup's body. Along both the inner and outer rim is a foliated band of simple flowers and leaves forming six arches that mirror the shape of the lip. Below the floral band, pomegranate and peony sprays alternate from one framed section to next. Beneath each floral decoration is the sacred fungus lingzhi, believed to ensure long life and a symbol for immortality.
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Document identity
localId
35136
label
Blue and White Footed Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
35136
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Blue and White Footed Cup
description
This footed cup is divided into six parts, segmenting the porcelain with a scalloped lip and further by the double lined borders painted vertically down the cup's body. Along both the inner and outer rim is a foliated band of simple flowers and leaves forming six arches that mirror the shape of the lip. Below the floral band, pomegranate and peony sprays alternate from one framed section to next. Beneath each floral decoration is the sacred fungus lingzhi, believed to ensure long life and a symbol for immortality.
provenance
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1720-1740
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
cups (drinking vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
W: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
spurious mark of Xuande (1425-1435)
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
reign
Kangxi; Yongzheng
med
porcelain with underglaze blue
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
244
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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