COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1974.268.4
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MMA_.1974.268.4
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
By the Warring States period, Chu, noted for its lacquer production, was the major cultural force in south central China. The visual arts of Chu are often characterized as shamanistic in response to the prevalence of images of fairylike creatures riding on dragons, or clouds that change imperceptibly into dragons, and, as they meander through the sky, transform again into dragons. The playful, thin lines painted on this winged cup are a later stylized version of the traditional cloud-dragon motif. The two large winglike appendages on the cup are often described as "ears" in Chinese writings, and cups of this type, known from at least the eighth century B.C., are generally termed "ear-cups ," or erbei. It was most likely once part of a matched set of eating and drinking vessels.
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By the Warring States period, Chu, noted for its lacquer production, was the major cultural force in south central China. The visual arts of Chu are often characterized as shamanistic in response to the prevalence of images of fairylike creatures riding on dragons, or clouds that change imperceptibly into dragons, and, as they meander through the sky, transform again into dragons. The playful, thin lines painted on this winged cup are a later stylized version of the traditional cloud-dragon motif. The two large winglike appendages on the cup are often described as "ears" in Chinese writings, and cups of this type, known from at least the eighth century B.C., are generally termed "ear-cups ," or erbei. It was most likely once part of a matched set of eating and drinking vessels.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; Hunanese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; Hunanese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Hunan Province, China
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Hunan Province, China
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Winged cup (erbei)
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Winged cup (erbei)
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
3rd century B.C.
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3rd century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-299
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-299
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-200
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-200
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Lacquered wood
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Lacquered wood
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
late Warring States period (ca. 475?221 B.C.)
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late Warring States period (ca. 475?221 B.C.)
Style or Period
false
Style or Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
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Eastern Zhou dynasty
Style or Period
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Creation Place:
Hunan Province, China
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Hunan Province, China
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1974.268.4
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1974.268.4
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974
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Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1974.268.4.tif
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MMA_.h1_1974.268.4.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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