Monthly flower cup (from set of twelve)

early 18th century

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This cup is from a set of twelve representing the flora of each month of the lunar year. It illustrates a pomegranate tree, associated with the fifth month. The design, finely painted in a combination of underglaze blue and transparent overglaze enamels, is accompanied by a poem on the reverse side

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清康熙景德鎮窯青花五彩瓷月令花卉杯
Title: Monthly flower cup (from set of twelve)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722)
Date: early 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965
Object Number: 65.86.2
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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