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Blue and White Footed Cup
(China )
This footed cup is divided into six parts, segmenting the porcelain with a scalloped lip and further by the double lined borders painted vertically down the cup's body. Along both the inner and outer rim is a foliated band of simple flowers and leaves forming six arches that mirror the shape of the lip. Below the floral band, pomegranate and peony sprays alternate from one framed section to next. Beneath each floral decoration is the sacred fungus lingzhi, believed to ensure long life and a symbol for immortality.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
W: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.911