Hexagonal Cup with Animal Mask Handle and Carved Inscription

Chinese (culture or style)drinking vesselstoneware

Date

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoguang period (1821–1850)

Medium

Yixing stoneware speckeld with cinnbar red and with underglaze incised and molded decoration

Dimensions

3.4 × 7.4 × 5.5 cm (1 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mr. Russell Tyson

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