Cup

1725-1730

7.4 cm 4.3 cm

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Although long-known in China, the technique of making true or hard-paste porcelain was not rediscovered in Europe until J. F. Böttger's experiments at Meissen in the early 18th century.This little porcelain cup with its applied prunus or plum blossom decoration reflects the in...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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