Lidded cup with trees and flowers

Details

• Title

  Lidded cup with trees and flowers

• Associated people

  Wanli, Emperor of China (ruled 1573 - 1620) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels, including gold

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › vessel › cup

• Dimensions

  with lid 9 cm max. (height)
  without lid 7.7 cm (height)
  lid 1.9 cm max. (height)
  cup 7.4 cm (diameter)
  lid 6.3 cm (diameter)
  at foot 3.9 cm (diameter)

  more

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.439

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