Wine Cup with Monochrome Red Glaze (1723–35): Art, History and Details

Wine Cup with Monochrome Red Glaze (1723–35) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), luxury items became more affordable to larger parts of the society, including women, merchants, and literati in non-official positions. Imperial patronage and a growing urban population encouraged consumption of luxury goods and local craftmanship. This wine cup has a coral glaze on outside and a transparent glaze of white eggshell porcelain on the inside. It exemplifies Qing dynasty accomplishments in porcelain techniques and the creative mind of talented artisans who sought clients on a competitive market.

Object facts

• Title: Wine Cup with Monochrome Red Glaze
• Date: 1723–35
• Culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain
• Dimensions: Diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
• Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1940.978

Collection credit

Bequest of James Parmelee

Further reading listed by the museum

• Milliken, William M., Henry S. Francis, Howard Hollis, Gertrude Underhill, Silvia A. Wunderlich, and Nell G. Sill. “The Bequest of James Parmelee.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 2 (1941): 15–31.

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