Cup (Bei) with Sword-Pommel Pattern

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Cup (Bei) with Sword-Pommel Pattern

China, Southern Song dynasty or early Yuan dynasty, 1127-about 1300
Furnishings; Serviceware
Carved black and red lacquer (tixi) on wood core with silver lining
Height: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Gift of Sam K. Lee and Jennifer A. Curlee (M.90.70.2)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Li, T. June and John W. Hirx, "A Carved Lacquer Ewer:  Adaptations and Innovations in the Sixteenth Century." Orientations vol. 31, No. 6 (June 2000), pp. 79-89.