Mantou cup with 'hai ma' (flying horses)
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Datec.1600-1640
MediumPorcelain, underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 13.3 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
MarkingsIllegible
DescriptionChinese porcelain shallow bowl, blue and white and mantouxin form. The interior is painted with a cloud medallion within double line bands. The exterior has flying horses leaping amidst cruciform cloud scrolls above a band of waves.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.22
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765-1768
Object number: G23.8.118.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.642
c.1723-1735
Object number: G99.1.18
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.640
