Title: Cup with butterflies and melons
Object type: Cup
Date: late 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies, term: Flowers