Sujet

Territorial Integrity Wine Cup

Légende

Territorial Integrity wine cup, one of four cups made for the Qianlong Emperor. Made from gold, saltwater pearls, quartz and chrysoberyl cat's eyes, lapis, turquoises, carnelians, red spinels and kingfisher feather. The base is made from wood and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and carnelian. From China, the period of the Qianlong Emperor, 1736-1795.

Date

1781

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP17A20_483

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (3,6Mo) / 31,4cm x 47,9cm / 3708 x 5656 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Territorial Integrity Wine Cup Cup Gold Saltwater Pearls Quartz Chrysoberyl Cat's Eyes Lapis Turquoises Carnelians Red Spinels Kingfisher Feather Wood Mother-of-Pearl Ivory Metalwork Metal Jewels Royal Royalty Chinese China Qianlong Emperor 18th century