Title
Territorial Integrity Wine Cup
Caption
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
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A20_483
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,4in x 18,9in / 3708 x 5656 (300dpi)