Japanned cup with black background has decoration in form of four Chinese men standing and sitting in garden: cup has rounded bottom which rests on a footed shaft; garden scene is gilded with flesh-colored faces and hands; garden includes various types of foliage, fences and a domed garden structure.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1834 - 1899
Date made: r. 1834 - 1899
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
3-15/16 in
Diameter
3-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in. (10 x 8.6 cm)
Material
Gilt, Paint, papier-mache, Lacquer
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Split running up cup from base; "chip" slides up and down on base; interior bottom separate; much crazing and loss of lacquer at top of base; slight wear of decoration.
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Rather similar in subject matter to MP.87.565 (plate)
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room