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Cup with figures in a landscape

18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219
The gateway at the base of the cup is most likely part of a private estate or large garden set in a remote but beautiful location. The branches and needles of one of the pine trees carved along the side and in the interior attest to the skill of the anonymous artist who made this object.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 犀角雕山水人物杯
  • Title: Cup with figures in a landscape
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Rhinoceros horn
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Horn
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908
  • Object Number: 08.212.2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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