Unknown Chinese
Ovoid Cup

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Ovoid Cup
Date18th century
Made inChina
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (3.8 × 11.4 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.474
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceLibby Johnson Moody, Galveston, Texas; Charlene Q. Thompson, Houston, Texas; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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[not signed]
[no marks]

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