Stem cup with dragons
This exquisite cup illustrates the technical virtuosity of imperial Ming porcelain from the early fifteenth century, a pinnacle of the medium’s development in China. Despite the ceramic’s small size, the powerful rendering of the winged dragon and the highly refined porcelain give the vessel a sense of formidable luxury.
Artwork Details
- 明宣德 景德鎮窯青花應龍紋高足杯
- Title: Stem cup with dragons
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of rim 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. of foot 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.253.40
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Chinese
1368–1644
China
China
second half 15th century
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
China
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