Tea Cup and Saucer
Unknown Artist
dated 1731
Medium
Shakudo (copper alloy) and gold
Dimensions
H. (cup): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. (cup): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. (saucer): 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, by exchange, 1984
Accession Number
1984.233a, b