Harvard Art Museums > 1940.178: Small Cup with Three Figures and Three-Line Inscription (one of a pair) Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Small Cup with Three Figures and Three-Line Inscription (one of a pair) , 1940.178,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205501. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.178 Title Small Cup with Three Figures and Three-Line Inscription (one of a pair) Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 18th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205501 Physical Descriptions Medium Enameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base Dimensions H. 3.8 x Diam. 6.4 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: spurious: Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samual C. Davis Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.178 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
