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Cup (Libation or wine cup)
1750-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.3067
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.3067
Object Name
Cup (Libation or wine cup)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1750-1770
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
3.071 (H) x 3.701 (W) x 5.197 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.8 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 13.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 41Book: Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
• Blanc de chine (Dehua) rhinoceros horn cup: p. 155, pl. 12.2, Chinese, Qing dynasty, late 17th century with applied deerBook: Chapman, Jan. The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China.
• Compare images.Article: Casal, U. A. 01//1938 The Carved Rhinoceros Horns of China. Antiques. 28-31.
• Compare images.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Similar cup: pp.186-187; blanc-de-chine examples in cat. nos. 72 and 73, pp. 102-103.Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Similar cups: cat. no. 216, p. 188.Book: Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
• Blanc-de-chine (Dehua) beaker with relief prunus decoration: p. 154, pl. 12.1, 18th centuryBook: Kerr, Rose & Mengoni, Louisa E. 2011 Chinese Export Ceramics.
• Gilt copper and plain white rhinoceros horn cups: p. 129, no. 183, c. 1630-50Book: Veiga, Jorge Getulio. 1989 Chinese Export Porcelain in Private Brazilian Collections.
• Four blanc de Chine uncolored rhinoceros horn libation cups in different models: pp. 70-7, all c. 1700Catalogue: S. Marchant & Son. Recent Acquisitions 2003.
• 17th-century Chinese rhinocerous horn prunus trunk libation cup with branch handle: p. 93, no. 65, in true rhinoceros horn.Book: Lange, Amanda E. 2005 Chinese Export Art at Historic Deerfield.
• 1750-70 version painted in famille rose enamels: p. 164, no. 51,