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Stem cup

UnknownYuan dynasty, beginning of the 14th century

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisboa, Portugal

Bowl with double walls with four foliate panels where holy personages from the Taoist religion stand out in relief under bamboo leaves, framed by a fine rope of pearls that accentuates the lobed edge and is repeated in the interior. Partially translucid, it is covered with bluish glaze, described by the term qingbai (literally 'blue-white') and more recently, yingqing ('shadow-blue').

The piece comes from the kilns at Jingdezhen, that with the introduction of underglaze cobalt blue painting became the most outstanding centre for the manufacture of Chinese porcelain, a distinction that it has maintained to the present day.

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  • Title: Stem cup
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: Yuan dynasty, beginning of the 14th century
  • Location Created: China
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 10 x Diam. Rim 9.5 cm
  • Medium: Porcelain covered with blue glaze, Quin´bai
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

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