A wine cup

Collections
1265357
Title
A wine cup
Year/Period
18th-19th century
Region
China
Material
Dimension
Object size: H: 3,
x W: 7.5
,
x D: 5.3 cm
Accession No.
2012-00200
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee

This silver wine cup with a bamboo form handle and slightly splayed foot is decorated with multiple shield-cartouches and a key fret pattern, which borders the rim. The shield cartouches include repoussé flowering prunus trees and birds, which perch on the branches. The cartouches feature ring-matting in the background.

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