Chinese wine sets Ⅵ:Gold small cup (sacrificial vessel) with two Kui-dragon-shaped ears
By 2011-6-23 10:04:16
Qing Dynasty
Overall height: 9.8cm
Diameter of cup mouth: 6.1cm
Diameter of foot: 3cm
Diameter of saucer: 16cm
Weight: 189g
The cup, with a flared mouth, a drawn-in belly, a deflated base and a loop leg, is unadorned inside, and ringed with fret patterns at the outer edge. The belly of the cup is engraved with intertwining lotus branches, with open-carved kui (one-legged) dragon-shaped ears on both sides. The bottom of the cup is engraved with four Chinese characters - "Dongling Jiaohui" (presumably a person's name). The cup stands on a tray, which is decorated with fret patterns at the edge and interlocking lotus flowers on the flat surface. There's a support with lotus petal patterns cast in the center of the tray for holding the gold cup.
From cultural-china.com
