Detail View: The AMICA Library: Winged cup (erbei)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1974.268.4
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; Hunanese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Hunan Province, China
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Title:
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Winged cup (erbei)
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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3rd century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-299
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Creation End Date:
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-200
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Materials and Techniques:
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Lacquered wood
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Style or Period:
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late Warring States period (ca. 475?221 B.C.)
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Style or Period:
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Eastern Zhou dynasty
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Creation Place:
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Hunan Province, China
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Dimensions:
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L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1974.268.4
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1974.268.4.tif
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