Human world
Wine cup with underglaze blue decoration
Jingdezhen region, Jiangxi province, south-central China
Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722 AD)
Acc.No. 973.126.108
This fine wine cup was one of a set of 12 - one for each month of the year. Sets like this were made as gifts. The plum design seen here is for January. It symbolises new life at the end of winter.