Stem Cup with Dragon Pursuing Flaming Jewel
1300–1399
- Medium
- porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and molded decoration
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
About
The stem cup as a porcelain vessel shape was introduced to China by the Mongols from Northeast Asia when they ruled the country in the 14th century.