1950.125.47.D: Cup in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Ding' Vessel with 'Zhilong' Decor

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1950.125.47.D

People

Sheng Fugong 盛輔功, Chinese (dates unknown)

Title

Cup in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Ding' Vessel with 'Zhilong' Decor

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

late 17th cent. - early 18th cent.

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/303413

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Carved rhinoceros horn, with incised seal mark reading 'Sheng Fugong zuo' on the base

Dimensions

max.: H. 15.2 × W. 10.7 × D. 8.5 cm (6 × 4 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: incised seal mark on base: 'Sheng Fugong zuo'
• inscription: Incised seal mark reading "Sheng Fu-kung tso" on the base

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Nicholas Brown

Accession Year

1950

Object Number

1950.125.47.D

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 62-63
• Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

• Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996

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