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Cup

CHINESE
Cup
 Ming dynasty, Jiajing period 1522-1566

Medium
porcelain

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China

Inscription
inscribed in brush and blue ink (in Chinese characters) on base c.: (Jiajing mark in a circle)

Accession Number
3723-D3

Department
Asian Art

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