LIBATION CUP
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
Carved from a pale green jade, this classically shaped libation cup is decorated on its plain exterior with a band of cross hatching along the rim. It rests on an oval ring foot. The handle is formed of an archaistic dragon grasping the edge of the cup with its mouth.
- Object name:
- LIBATION CUP
- Made from:
- Jade
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 1644-1911
- Size:
- 3.8 x 8.9 cm (1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.37
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973