Cup with five clawed dragon and servants
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1573-1620)
Datec.1573-1620
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 9.5 cm (1 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" in double circle (Made in the Wanli reign of the great Ming dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain cup, interior painted with a dragon roundel. The exterior has scholars and attendants carrying auspicious objects in a garden, beneath a dotted diagonal motif band at the rim.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.17
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Casa Pirota Workshop
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730; decorated in Vienna, c.1730-35
Object number: G83.1.751
