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Stemcup with rocks, peony sprays and butterfly
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Stem cup of porcelain with foot and long stem, painted in underglaze blue. The cup is covered with a layer of soft-paste. The foot is painted with a band of ruyi motifs and four treasures (ruby); the stem with twice a decorative band above and below a ring-shaped thickening; on the cup flowering plants with rocks and a butterfly; the inner rim with a band of lacework. Cup has been broken. Blue and white.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStemcup with rocks, peony sprays and butterfly. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
