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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

Unknown, Cup (Bei) with Sword-Pommel Pattern, Southern Song dynasty or early Yuan dynasty, 1127-about 1300, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sam K. Lee and Jennifer A. Curlee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.