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Ritual wine cup (jue)

1493
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This dated jue cup once belonged to the Japanese scholar Ichikawa Beian. It was published in his Shōsanrindō shoga bunbō zuroku (Illustrated catalogue of calligraphy, paintings, and stationery from the Shōsanrindō collection) of 1848. In the late Edo period, Japanese scholars embraced Confucian learning and emulated the lifestyle of Chinese literati. Like the Song scholar-officials who were fond of antiquity, Ichikawa assembled a collection of Chinese bronzes, paintings, and stationery objects. His catalogue closely follows the format of Chinese antiquarian catalogues.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明弘治 南安文廟銅爵
  • Title: Ritual wine cup (jue)
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: 1493
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Copper alloy
  • Dimensions: H. 6 15/16 in. (17.7 cm); W. incl. handle: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); L. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Lent by Tokyo National Museum
  • Rights and Reproduction: Photograph courtesy of Tokyo National Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art