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Bell-shaped cup and saucer with a woman, boy and rabbit
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Bell-shaped cup and saucer with a woman, boy and rabbit

anonymous · c. 1725 - c. 1749 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Two bell-shaped cups and a saucer of porcelain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, purple, black and gold. On the flat of the saucer, a woman on a chair with a boy next to her with a rabbit in front of him; they are surrounded by symbols of good fortune such as a dragon vase, a vase with coral and peacock feathers, a flower vase, a fruit basket, an incense burner and a vase with scrolls; the inner rim with a decorative band with lacework. The cups with the same decoration with a peony branch on the bottom. The saucer has been broken; a chip in the rim of one cup; the second cup has been broken. Famille rose.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBell-shaped cup and saucer with a woman, boy and rabbit. c. 1725 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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