Cup with Dragon and Clouds
A flared white porcelain cup with a wide mouth and footed base, its surface faintly carved with dragons among clouds beneath a glossy white glaze. The soft, even light makes the incised pattern visible only at close range against the smooth, unbroken body.
Look closer: Faint incised dragon and cloud scrolls are visible across the lower body of the cup.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1522–66
- Medium
- porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 1946 × 1827 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1566).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection