Title: Cup with human figures
Object type: Cup
Date: 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing period (1522–66)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), European metal mounts
Dimensions: H. at handles 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); H. of bowl 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. of rim 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. (between outer edge of handles) 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of base 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY