Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months

China

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1622–1722)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

Known as "monthly flower cups," this type of cup set is highly appreciated as one of the finest imperial Qing porcelains. The flowers of the twelve lunar months are winter jasmine, apricot, peach, tree peony, pomegranate, lotus, orchid, sweet Osmanthus, chrysanthemum, Chinese rose, plum, and narcissus. The poems on the backs of the objects, mainly derived from famous Tang-dynasty (618–907) poems, appraise the values associated with these flowers.

Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Set of wine cups with flowers of the twelve months, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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