Cup with Plum and Crescent Moon
Often found in the decorative arts in the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the motif of a plum blossom in the moonlight was inspired by similar imagery in the poetry of that period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cup with Plum and Crescent Moon
- Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Date: 13th–14th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silver with repoussé decoration and gilding
- Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. of foot 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Purchase, Leon Levy and Shelby White and The Rosenkranz Foundation Gifts, 2000
- Object Number: 2000.209
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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mid-14th century
Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
mid-12th century
14th century
12th century
dated 1004
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