Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

The jutting lip of this cup derives from the shape of a ritual bronze vessel created during China’s Bronze Age. Some of the linear interlocked decoration on the middle section of the piece is also loosely based on the decorative imagery of that period, which was widely known through illustrations in antiquarian catalogues and collector’s manuals.

Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China

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Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China
Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China
Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China
Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China
Cup in the shape of an archaic vessel with feline dragons, Rhinoceros horn, China

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