Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Cup Rim Sherd

One very small Chinese export porcelain rim sherd with an underglaze blue painted decoration on both the interior and exterior. The interior rim has a delicately painted and simple geometric border. The exterior is decorated with a figure/person in traditional Chinese dress. The sherd may possibly be from a teacup, bowl or similar type of vessel. According to David Sanctuary Howard in his 1984 book New York and the China Trade (NY: The New-York Historical Society, pg. 65) the cup is a "good-quality" Kang Hsi porcelain, circa 1700.

• Object number

  118.43

• Date made

  Circa 1700

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Figure

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded