Posts tagged "cup"
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travvygee: some of my mugs, you love them admit it. Tardis and Pink Floyd…. [thumbs up] 

travvygee:

some of my mugs, you love them admit it.

Tardis and Pink Floyd…. [thumbs up] 

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adventures-of-the-blackgang: Nautilus Cups - Balthasar Permoser, Bernhard Quipp, by 1707 1746-1758, Poland Hunter and Eagle’s Claw Foot, around 1580-1610, Germany more

adventures-of-the-blackgang:

Nautilus Cups - Balthasar Permoser, Bernhard Quipp, by 1707

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1746-1758, Poland

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Hunter and Eagle’s Claw Foot, around 1580-1610, Germany

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earthlingnumber111billion: Liquid Kiss           About this piece: The pottery, named Yuanyang II, is one of the collections of Hong Kong Museum of Art now displaying at the Central Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). It is produced by Tsang Cheung-shing, a ceramic art tutor and product designer. Yuanyang II is modeled in a distinctive form with two figures indulged in kissing each other. Their heads support two elegant cups for drinking tea and coffee The form and concept design fully complement the theme Yuanyang (a typical Hong Kong beverage of mixing tea and coffee), a symbol of marriage and love, with a touch of humour for artistic creation. Source: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/17/liquid-kiss-sculpture/ I’ve seen this posted so often (and I like it), but it is usually without credit; so, finally, someone has given the information for it.  Thank you, earthlingnumber111billion!

earthlingnumber111billion:

Liquid Kiss

          About this piece:

The pottery, named Yuanyang II, is one of the collections of Hong Kong Museum of Art now displaying at the Central Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). It is produced by Tsang Cheung-shing, a ceramic art tutor and product designer.

Yuanyang II is modeled in a distinctive form with two figures indulged in kissing each other. Their heads support two elegant cups for drinking tea and coffee The form and concept design fully complement the theme Yuanyang (a typical Hong Kong beverage of mixing tea and coffee), a symbol of marriage and love, with a touch of humour for artistic creation.

Source: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/17/liquid-kiss-sculpture/

I’ve seen this posted so often (and I like it), but it is usually without credit; so, finally, someone has given the information for it.  Thank you, earthlingnumber111billion!

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Reblogged from quirky decor
futurehumbleabode: amazing.

futurehumbleabode:

amazing.

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Reblogged from AGO Art of the Day
artgalleryofontario: Covered Cup: Lion Hunt, based on the 1621 painting by Peter Paul Rubens probably Flemish, late 17th century ivory, gilded silver, 19.7 x 14.4 x 12.4 cm The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario

artgalleryofontario:

Covered Cup: Lion Hunt, based on the 1621 painting by Peter Paul Rubens

probably Flemish, late 17th century
ivory, gilded silver, 19.7 x 14.4 x 12.4 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario

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Reblogged from Artemis Dreaming
artemisdreaming:       Wine cup of Shah Jahan India (possibly, made) Pakistan (possibly, made) 1657 (made) White nephrite jade Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Wolfson Foundation, Messrs Spink and Son, and an anonymous benefactor  This unique wine cup of white nephrite jade was made for the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) and is inscribed with his title, Second Lord of the Conjunction, following the conventions of royal titulature in the Persian-speaking world, and specifically alluding to Timur, the Central Asian ruler from whom the Mughals were descended. It is also dated 1067 of the Islamic calendar, and regnal year 31, which mean that it was made in 1657 AD. The cup was originally in the collection of Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie (1808-1875), who had a renowned collection of Mughal hardstones. via: vam.ac.uk

artemisdreaming:

     

Wine cup of Shah Jahan India (possibly, made) Pakistan (possibly, made) 1657 (made)

White nephrite jade

Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Wolfson Foundation, Messrs Spink and Son, and an anonymous benefactor 

This unique wine cup of white nephrite jade was made for the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) and is inscribed with his title, Second Lord of the Conjunction, following the conventions of royal titulature in the Persian-speaking world, and specifically alluding to Timur, the Central Asian ruler from whom the Mughals were descended. It is also dated 1067 of the Islamic calendar, and regnal year 31, which mean that it was made in 1657 AD. The cup was originally in the collection of Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie (1808-1875), who had a renowned collection of Mughal hardstones. via: vam.ac.uk

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Reblogged from Indigo Dreams
indigodreams: The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City Brush pot

indigodreams:

The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City
Brush pot

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Reblogged from Searching For Moonlight
artemisdreaming: Hebe Antonio Canova In Greek mythology, Hebe (Greek:Ἥβη) is the goddess of youth (Roman equivalent: Juventas). She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia, until she was married to Heracles, (Roman equivalent: Hercules); her successor was the young Trojan prince Ganymede. Another title of hers, for this reason, is “Ganymeda.” She also drew baths for Ares and helped Hera enter her chariot. In Euripides’ play Heracleidae, Hebe granted Iolaus’ wish to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus. Hebe had two children with her husband Heracles: Alexiares and Anicetus. In Roman mythology, Juventas received a coin offering from boys when they put on the adult men’s toga for the first time.The name Hebe comes from Greek word meaning “youth” or “prime of life”. Juventas likewise means “youth”, as can be seen in such derivatives as juvenile. In art, Hebe is usually depicted wearing a sleeveless dress. wiki detail

artemisdreaming:

Hebe

Antonio Canova

In Greek mythology, Hebe (Greek:Ἥβη) is the goddess of youth (Roman equivalent: Juventas). She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia, until she was married to Heracles, (Roman equivalent: Hercules); her successor was the young Trojan prince Ganymede. Another title of hers, for this reason, is “Ganymeda.” She also drew baths for Ares and helped Hera enter her chariot.

In Euripides’ play Heracleidae, Hebe granted Iolaus’ wish to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus. Hebe had two children with her husband Heracles: Alexiares and Anicetus. In Roman mythology, Juventas received a coin offering from boys when they put on the adult men’s toga for the first time.The name Hebe comes from Greek word meaning “youth” or “prime of life”. Juventas likewise means “youth”, as can be seen in such derivatives as juvenile. In art, Hebe is usually depicted wearing a sleeveless dress. wiki

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Reblogged from AGO Art of the Day
artgalleryofontario: Nautilus Cup: Hunter and Eagle’s Claw Foot around 1580-1610 Goldsmith: Southern Germany Shell: China (?) nautilus shell, gilded silver 33.2 x 12.7 x 18.0 cm The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario

artgalleryofontario:

Nautilus Cup: Hunter and Eagle’s Claw Foot
around 1580-1610
Goldsmith: Southern Germany
Shell: China (?)
nautilus shell, gilded silver
33.2 x 12.7 x 18.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario

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indigodreams: A CARVED CINNARBAR LACQUER BRUSHPOT Qianlong period (1736-95)

indigodreams:

A CARVED CINNARBAR LACQUER BRUSHPOT
Qianlong period (1736-95)

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Reblogged from love.beauty
sealmaiden: Joachim Hiller Nautilus cup, c. 1600 Gilt silver, nautilus shell, amethyst, ivory This elegant ostrich is hollow on the inside. It is made from a nautilus shell. It is a so-called nautilus cup. The spiral-shaped core of the shell has been cut off and is covered with a bird’s tail. The upper part of the body and legs are made of gilt silver. An amethyst has been worked into the head and the eyes of the bird are made of ivory, with the pupils painted in black. The shell itself is painted with garlands and birds flapping into ascent. Nautilus cups were popular showpieces in seventeenth-century collections of curiosities. A cup like this would only appear on the table on special occasions, at which times you could even drink out of it. Before doing so, the lid (the neck of the upper part of the body) had to be removed from the shell.

sealmaiden:

Joachim Hiller

Nautilus cup, c. 1600

Gilt silver, nautilus shell, amethyst, ivory

This elegant ostrich is hollow on the inside. It is made from a nautilus shell. It is a so-called nautilus cup. The spiral-shaped core of the shell has been cut off and is covered with a bird’s tail. The upper part of the body and legs are made of gilt silver. An amethyst has been worked into the head and the eyes of the bird are made of ivory, with the pupils painted in black. The shell itself is painted with garlands and birds flapping into ascent. Nautilus cups were popular showpieces in seventeenth-century collections of curiosities. A cup like this would only appear on the table on special occasions, at which times you could even drink out of it. Before doing so, the lid (the neck of the upper part of the body) had to be removed from the shell.