Cup 花形耳乳丁纹玉杯
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Worked and polished jade
Geography
China
Date
1368 - 1644
Period
Ming Dynasty
Dimensions
3.3 x 13.5 cm
Object number
996.120.3
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Gordon Armstrong
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Very pale semi-translucent stone with some pale amber veining and soft polish, its cup is shallow round on low foot-ring. Its handles are in openwork in the form of gnarled prune stalks and a flower. Sides is decorated with a stylized shou (longevity) character in the centreand rows of raised dots to either side.
玉质白色,半透明,有绺裂。打磨光泽温润。杯圆形,敞口,圈足,外面碾琢乳钉纹,并刻“寿”字。两侧各有一耳,镂雕海棠花及枝叶。
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