Cup and Saucer
maker
Unknown
Date1723-1735
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumEngraved and painted porcelain in green glaze
Dimensions5.7 x 11.3 cm (2 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC17e56.1.a-b
eMuseum ID727417
EmbARK ObjectID47066
Previous Number1F17e2.1a
Previous Number669
TMS Source ID22880
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesYasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 36-37, no. 12. (as Chinese, mark and reign of Yung-chêng, 1725-1755)
MarksNotesInscribed in blue (bottom): Ta Ch'ing Yung-chêng (reign mark of Yongzheng, also called Yung-chêng, fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, reigned 1722-1735)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
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