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Cup in the shape of an ox-head

Shizheng Chinese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 214

The mark on this cup’s base indicates that it was inspired by a Han dynasty cup illustrated in the antiquarian catalogue Xuanhe bogutu. The shape can be traced back to a rhyton, a type of drinking horn from West Asia that traveled to China in medieval times. With its luxurious gilding and its fine and lively rendering of the ox, the cup represents a true achievement by an artist known to us only from the mark as Shizheng.

Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng (Chinese, act. ca. 16th–17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China

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Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng (Chinese, act. ca. 16th–17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng (Chinese, act. ca. 16th–17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng (Chinese, act. ca. 16th–17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng (Chinese, act. ca. 16th–17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China

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