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Cup

3rd century BC

Not on view

Glasswares were a rare luxury in ancient China, inspiring similar works in jade. The jade stem cup is modeled after a glass goblet from the Mediterranean, where the shape of the ceramic cup likewise has its roots. The latter cup’s vibrant glazes, called Chinese blue and Chinese purple, are two of only three synthetic pigments invented in the ancient world (the third being Egyptian blue).

Cup, Ceramic with Chinese blue and Chinese purple glazes, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

战国晚期釉陶高足杯

Title: Cup

Period: Warring States period (475–221 BCE)

Date: 3rd century BC

Culture: China

Medium: Ceramic with Chinese blue and Chinese purple glazes

Dimensions: H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Diam. of rim: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Diam. of base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Credit Line: Lent by Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Object Number: SL.1.2017.11.2

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