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Tea Cup and Saucer

dated 1731
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 376

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tea Cup and Saucer
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: dated 1731
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Shakudo (copper alloy) and gold
  • Dimensions: H. (cup): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. (cup): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. (saucer): 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, by exchange, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.233a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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