Cup with two dragons, Ming (1368–1644) to Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, 16th–18th century, China, Jade (nephrite), H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Jade, Found in all media, feline dragons with short snouts, horns, and long snakelike bodies first appeared in Chinese art during the Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 B.C.); reappeared during the twelfth to the fifteenth century; and became prominent again in the seventeenth as a result of the pervasive interest in the past that characterized the Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911)
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Cup, two dragons, Ming, 1368–1644, Qing, 1644–1911, dynasty, 16th–18th century, China, Jade, nephrite, H, 2, 5.1 cm, W, 4 5/8, 11.7, D, 3, 7.6, media, feline, short snouts, horns, long snakelike bodies, first, appeared, Chinese art, Zhou dynasty, 1046, 256, B.C, reappeared, twelfth, fifteenth, prominent again, seventeenth, result, pervasive interest, past, characterized, Qing 1644 1911
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