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Stem Cup with Dragon Pursuing Flaming Jewel
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The stem cup as a porcelain vessel shape was introduced to China by the Mongols from Northeast Asia when they ruled the country in the 14th century.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStem Cup with Dragon Pursuing Flaming Jewel, 1300s. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and molded decoration; diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.169
