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Cup and saucer with a pearl chasing dragon

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1774 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

About this work

Cup and saucer of porcelain with slightly flaring wall, painted in underglaze blue. On the inside and outside a continuous four-clawed dragon chasing a pearl, the tail on the outside and the head on the inside; the dragon is surrounded by cloud motifs. Marked on the underside with a seal mark in a double circle. A chip in the rim of the saucer. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

kop-en-schotel

Credit lineCup and saucer with a pearl chasing dragon. c. 1750 - c. 1774. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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