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Cup with Stylized Fruit: Plums, Cherries, Melon, and Seeds

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Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign mark and period (1662–1722)
Medium: Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels
Culture: China
Department: Arts of Asia
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 130614

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Delicately painted fruits and seeds in soft pastel hues enhance the clear-glazed interior of this crimson-sheathed cup, one of a set. While the peaches on this cup symbolizes longevity, the abundantly seeded plum, cherry, and melon-like fruit convey wishes for numerous offspring. This auspicious message is further emphasized through stylized, free-floating seeds that fill the spaces between the fruits.

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Credit line: Bequest of Henry C. Schwab
Provenance: Henry Charles Schwab (1867-1941), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1941.