Libation Cup with Monkey and Floral Motifs

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period (1662-1722), About 1690

  • Titles Libation Cup with Monkey and Floral Motifs (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain with overglaze enamels, famille verte
  • Dimensions 2 × 4 × 2 in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 5.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.761.1998
  • Work Type cup
  • Classification Containers

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