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Cup with Daoist Figures
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During the Qing dynasty, Suzhou’s best products were sent north to the capital. Those that met imperial approval were sometimes graced with Qianlong’s mark, added by calligraphers and jade workers at court. The lack of a Qianlong mark on the Cleveland cup suggests that it might not have reached the court. Previously dated to the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), new scholarship dates this cup to the Qing period.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCup with Daoist Figures (雙仙人耳杯), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Pale greenish-white jade; diameter of mouth: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); width with handles: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.510
