Three Cylindrical Food Cups (Choku) with Stylized Floral Designs

1690–1720s

Date

1690–1720s

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)

Size

H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm)

Type

Ceramics

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed