Cup decorated with a blossoming plum tree

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 577
Type: vessel; object for daily use
Date of production:
2nd half of the 19th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Marks: six-character cobalt Qianlong seal mark
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: celadon; underglaze blue
Dimensions: height: 5.9 cm
diameter (mouth): 14.2 cm
diameter (base): 4.9 cm
This rice cup has a high ring base and a body that gets slightly broader towards the mouth rim. On the interior surface of the walls, there are the images of a blossoming plum bough and an insect. Qianlong reign