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Cup

1662–1722

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign

(1662-1722)
Medium
jade
Measurements
Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift 1952.501
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A jade cup, carved from translucent white stone with yellowish-brown mottling, curls into a lotus leaf with undulating edges. Branching lines representing leaf veins streak across the exterior. To our left, a lotus seed pod with circular depressions projects from the side. On the back rim, a carved crab with bent pincers appears to crawl into the vessel. The organic form sits on a rounded base.

Cup

1662–1722

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

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