Cup
This double-walled small vessel could be a coffee cup; it may have had a matching saucer, having been made for the Western market. The fretwork pattern (raimonyō) around the mouth and the motifs on the body, including a fukusa (decorative wrapping cloth), a mirror, and a stylized flower, were produced with fine gilding. The handle is shaped like a stylized dragon.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cup
- Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Date: wecond half 19th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Silver with gilded details
- Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.505
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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