Teacup

Original Language Title仿木釉瓷碗

CultureChinese

DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 inches (5.41 × 8.56 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number53-87

On View

Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Emperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, August 12, 2016 – July 9, 2017.

Gallery Label

This cup has no reign mark, so scholars cannot be certain that it was made for the imperial palaces. By completely enveloping the cup in a brown glaze complete with burls and knots, the decorator was trying to trick the eye into thinking that it is made from wood. It may have been for this reason that the reign mark was omitted.

Provenance

Estate of Frank E. Klepper;

Purchased from Estate of Frank E. Klepper by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1953.

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