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Cup and saucer with the Chinese story of Sima Guang

Date:: 1700–1730
Culture:: Chinese
Medium:: Hard-paste porcelain decorated with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions:: Beaker (.98): H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) Saucer (.99): Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995
Accession Number:: 1995.268.98, .99

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 201

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