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Cup

3rd century BC
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Glasswares were a rare luxury in ancient China, inspiring similar works in jade. The jade stem cup is modeled after a glass goblet from the Mediterranean, where the shape of the ceramic cup likewise has its roots. The latter cup’s vibrant glazes, called Chinese blue and Chinese purple, are two of only three synthetic pigments invented in the ancient world (the third being Egyptian blue).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 战国晚期 釉陶高足杯
  • Title: Cup
  • Period: Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
  • Date: 3rd century BC
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Ceramic with Chinese blue and Chinese purple glazes
  • Dimensions: H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
    Diam. of rim: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
    Diam. of base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Lent by Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art