Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons
The jutting lip of this cup derives from the shape of a ritual bronze vessel created during China’s Bronze Age. Some of the linear interlocked decoration on the middle section of the piece is also loosely based on the decorative imagery of that period, which was widely known through illustrations in antiquarian catalogues and collector’s manuals.
Artwork Details
- 清早期 犀角雕螭龍杯
- Title: Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Rhinoceros horn
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
- Classification: Horn
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908
- Object Number: 08.212.8
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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