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The chalice-like shape of this vessel derives from Western prototypes while the lush decoration on its interior surface is typically Chinese: figures in a landscape, elegant floral scrolls, and birds flying against a geometric background.
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唐 山水人物紋鎏金銀杯
Title: Cup with figures in a landscape
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: 9th century
Culture: China
Medium: Silver with parcel gilding
Dimensions: H.2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. of foot 3 in. (7.6 cm); H. of foot 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number: 21.46
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