Raft Cup
A silver cup formed as a gnarled, root-like tree trunk or raft, with a seated figure leaning back and gazing upward while holding a twisted stem. The bark-like surface is finely chased, and the bowl rests on a rough, textured base.
Look closer: A small creature, possibly a frog or lizard, clings to the left edge of the bowl.
- Artist
- Zhu Bishan
- Date
- 1300s–1400s
- Medium
- hammered silver soldered together, with chased decoration
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 3220 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1499).
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, John L. Severance Fund