Cup

Description Although long-known in China, the technique of making true or hard-paste porcelain was not rediscovered in Europe until J. F. Böttger's experiments at Meissen in the early 18th century. This little porcelain cup with its applied prunus or plum blossom decoration reflects the influence of a Chinese, "blanc de chine" porcelain prototype.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
5/28/2015	Treatment	Examined and cleaned for Pearls on a String, Fall 2015.

Exhibitions

• Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. 2015-2016.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Mark] Crossed swords on bottom; [Mark] Quartered circle impressed on inside rim of foot; [Mark] Two raised dots on inside rim of foot

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters