Objekt 18
Cup with saucer
Description
Very finely painted figures in a brown tone (so called "Encre de Chine"). Both the motif and the manner of painting are of Chinese origin. The handle of the cup reveals the export destination of the cup, because handles on cups were not common in China in the 18th century.
Object description
China, Yung-Cheng, around 1730
Porcelain with onglaze painting
Inv. 1972.56.a. Gift Esther and Ruth Thurneysen, Basel.