Description
This porcelain cup is considered to have been made in the "Transitional period," a term used to define the period between about 1620 and 1683 when official kilns in Jingdezhen were no longer under imperial supervision due to the transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasties.
Provenance
(N. V. Hammer, New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin) (?-1963); Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1963-1989); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1989-)
Accession Number
1989.295
Medium
porcelain with underglaze blue and wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 12.6 cm (2 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
