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Cup (Bei) with Sword-Pommel PatternSouthern Song dynasty or early Yuan dynasty, 1127-about 1300

Not on view
Small carved vessel with deep red lacquered exterior, wide mouth with metal rim, and allover spiral scroll relief decoration
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Cup (Bei) with Sword-Pommel Pattern
Place Made
China
Date Made
Southern Song dynasty or early Yuan dynasty, 1127-about 1300
Medium
Carved black and red lacquer (tixi) on wood core with silver lining
Dimensions
Height: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sam K. Lee and Jennifer A. Curlee
Accession Number
M.90.70.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected 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.