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Cup and saucer with a woman and boy
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Cup and saucer with a woman and boy

anonymous · c. 1680 - c. 1720 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

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Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. On the wall of the cup a sitting woman (long-lipped) and dancing boy (fool) at a vegetated rock; on the base a luck symbol (shell); on the inner rim six treasures (artemisia leaf, diamond, scroll, pearl, books, open diamond). On the flat of the saucer a sitting woman and a dancing boy in an enclosed garden with rocks and a tree; the rim with treasures (scroll, pearl, diamond, artemisia leaf, horn) and a Taoist symbol (castanets); the back with luck symbols (pearl, diamond). Cup marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Xuande in a double circle; saucer marked on the underside with the four-character mark of Emperor Chenghua. Blue-and-white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCup and saucer with a woman and boy. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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