Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue (1662–1722): Art, History and Details
Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1662–1722, porcelain with incised and applied decoration and yellow glaze. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue (1662–1722) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
A jue is an ancient Chinese vessel originally designed for serving wine during ceremonies. Bronze jue became prominent during the Shang (c. 1500–1050 BCE) and Zhou (1050–221 BCE) dynasties. This particular piece, made of porcelain during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), emulates the earlier bronze designs. It reflects the owner's taste for antiquity.
Object facts
- Title: Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue
- Date: 1662–1722
- Culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
- Type: Ceramic
- Technique: porcelain with incised and applied decoration and yellow glaze
- Dimensions: Overall: 13.4 x 14.2 cm (5 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.)
- Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
- Department: Chinese Art
- Accession number: 1964.177
A detail from the museum
The handle is decorated with a dragon mask, while the body has a fret pattern in the incised underglaze.
Collection credit
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Further reading listed by the museum
- Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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