Cup depicting a boy confronting a cockerel, and a poem

Details

• Title

  Cup depicting a boy confronting a cockerel, and a poem

• Artist/maker

  Qianlong, Emperor of China (ruled 1736 - 1795) (author)

• Associated people

  Chenghua, Emperor of China (ruled 1465 - 1487) (named on object)

  Xuande, Emperor of China (ruled 1426 - 1435) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  19th - 20th century (1801 - 2000)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with famille rose overglaze enamels

• Object type

  container › vessel › cup

• Dimensions

  6.8 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1981

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