Wine Cup
| Title | Wine Cup |
|---|---|
| Date | 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | Red lacquer decorated with gold |
| Classification | Lacquer |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Wine Cup” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in red lacquer decorated with gold and classified as lacquer. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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