Pair of Cups and Saucers, Woman Holding Lute (Pipa) with Child

Pair of Cups and Saucers, Woman Holding Lute (Pipa) with Child
Pair of Cups and Saucers, Woman Holding Lute (Pipa) with Child
(Qing dynasty (1644-1911))

Pair of Cups and Saucers, Woman Holding Lute (Pipa) with Child

Date18th-19th century
Mediumporcelain painted with overglaze enamels and gold, eggshell thin
Dimensionsobject (each cup): 1 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (3.8 × 7.3 cm) object (each saucer): 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (1.9 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationCERAMICS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Carroll and Susanne Barrymore
Object number2017.9.4.1-2
Subject(s)
  • women
  • flowers
  • musical instrument
  • landscape
  • boys
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Chinese
On View
Not on view
Collections
Black-figure kyathos (one-handled cup)
Greek, Attic
late 6th century BCE
Black-figure kylix (wine cup)
Greek, Attic
ca. 540-530 BCE
Footed cup
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
3rd or 4th century CE
Patella cup
Roman, Italian
1st century CE
A Lute Player
Jean-Antoine WATTEAU
ca. 1716
Chrysanthemum-Shaped Saucer
Japan
Meiji period (1868 – 1912)
Swordplay
William DOLE
1949
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