Coffee cup with dancing figures

CultureChinese

DecoratedEngland

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Datec.1750; decorated in England c.1760

Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamels, gold

DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

DescriptionChinese coffee cup, deocrated in England in the style of James Giles, c.1760 with a girl and a boy dancing and seated before an obelisk in a wooden landscape, and the interior has a gilt dentil rim.

Credit LineGift of Helen E. Gardiner

Object numberG08.3.10

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain - Hausmalerei

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Status

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