CHINESE
Cup
(1680-1700)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)

Measurements
6.4 × 6.7 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

About this work

The base of this Chinese beaker has been subtly moulded with palm leaves. The blank beaker was then exported to the Netherlands, where it was decorated with motifs inspired by Japanese Kakiemon porcelain, including a crane, a phoenix, a fence and the back of a kimono with a ribbon. Chinese porcelain blanks were imported into Europe in some quantity during the eighteenth century, often to avoid duties levied on decorated porcelains. The blanks were then decorated in European studios.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Dehua, Fujian province, south-east China, China

Accession Number
2024.547

Department
Asian Art

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CHINESE
Cup
(1680-1700)