Title: Cup with birds and flowers
Object type: Cup
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), European metal mounts
Dimensions: H. at handles 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); H. of bowl 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Diam. of rim. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. of base 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Flowers