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Its exterior is decorated with three registers of designs. The first register on the outer sides of the mouthrim is a band of double lozenge patterns in underglaze blue. The second and main register on the body is a ling long* (piercing and filling) mi hua rice grain patterns) decoration. Wide lotus petals in underglaze blue are on the bottom of the body. The lotus is a symbol of purity and integrity. It is also one of the eight precious Buddhist things. The lotus comes out of the mud but remains itself unstained. It is inwardly empty yet outwardly upright. It has no branches (no family/offspring) yet smells sweet. The interior of this cup has two registers of decorations. The first register on the inner sides of the mouthrim depicts three mice alternated with \"Z\"-shaped patterns in a blue underglaze. The mouse symbolizes good fortune and \"plenty\", because if a house has mice, it means that there are sufficient stored grains around to feed them. The inside bottom is adorned with chrysanthemum designs that are also in a blue underglaze. The chrysanthemum is a symbol of autumn and of fortitude; it blossoms in the fall despite \"the onslaught of frost and icy winds.\" It is also known as the hermit of flowers because of its association with Tao Qian (style name yuanming), a fourth-century poet-recluse who resigned his official post and retired to his small farm to write poetry. A number of his poems are about the chrysanthemum. On the base of the white glazed footring there is an inscribed reign mark of \"kang xi nian zhi\" (made during the Kangxi Reign) in a blue underglaze and a red stamp \"CHINA\". The reign mark is clearly not of Kangxi style. As requested by the United States Law (U.S. Stamp Act of 1892), any exported wares to the United States from 1891 were required to be marked with \"CHINA\". It is evident that this is an object specially designed for foreign trade. Therefore, this bowl is obviously a recent copy of similar products made during the Kangxi period (1662-1722). * This term refers to a decorative technique whereby a body is pierced with an openwork design and then glazed in such a way that the openings are filled with the glaze. Works which show rice-like dots under the light are variously known as rice grain pattern (mi hua), rice openwork (mi tong), eye-like openwork (ling long yan), or sesame seed leak (zhi ma lou). The earliest products with this decoration were made in the Hongzhou kilns around the Luohu, Fengcheng, Jiangxi province, during the Sui and Tag dynasties. In the Yongle reign of the Ming, extremely fine porcelain with the ling long decorations were produced in the imperial kilns. After the Qianlong reign of the Qing, both the imperial and folk kilns manufactured such wares."},{"label":"Title","value":"Blue and white cup"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1196"}],"description":"Blue and white cup","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Blue and white cup","height":682,"width":495,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":682,"width":495},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/a48d9a2b-654d-4078-b2db-5f43bf69850f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}