Accession No
D 1976.135
Description
Porcelain tea cup with stand and lid in brass. Lid finished with coral. Stand has eight lucky signs round the saucer. Cup has eight figures of the Daoist 'Eight Immortals'.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet
Period
Source
Williamson, Frederick [collector]; Williamson, Margaret Dobie (Mrs) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1976.135; 135 [object label]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass; Stone; Coral; Ceramic; Porcelain
Local Term
Measurements
175mm Weight 0.274kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label adhered to the underside of the lid reads '135.' in blue ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label adhered to the underside of the cup reads '135.' in blue ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label adhered to the underside of the stand reads '135.' in blue ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
See note in record D 1976.1; Collected by: Williamson.Margaret.D;
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Porcelain tea-cup with stand and lid in brass. Lid finished with coral. Stand has eight lucky signs round the saucer. Cup has eight figures on exterior.
Event Date 1976
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Porcelain tea-cup with stand and lid made from copper alloy, probably brass. The lid is finished with coral stone. The stand has the Eight Daoist Emblems on them, which includes a fan, sword, castanets and a gourd amongst others. The cup depicts the Eight Immortals of Daoism, each of which is holding one of the Daoist emblems.
Event Date 13/6/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:99172
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