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	enlarge image map of region CHINESE OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION Chinese Bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Periods Han Dynasty Bronzes Early Chinese Ceramics Sculpture from Tombs Chinese Buddhist Sculpture Tang and Liao Dynasty Metalwork Ceramics of the Song and Jin Periods Porcelains of the Yuan and Early Ming Periods Imperial Chinese Ceramics of the 15th Century Ceramics of the Late Ming Period Qing Dynasty Porcelain Landscape Painting in China Jade and Lacquer in China		Stem Cup North China; Tang period (618-906), about late 7th - early 8th century Silver with embossing, chasing, engraving, and microscopic traces of gilding H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art 1979.118 Both the shape and the techniques used to fashion this cup have been traced to the metal work of Iran and Sogdiana (centered in present-day Uzbekistan). On the embossed lobes, flowering vines alternate with birds in a stylized landscape. The stem cup was to remain in constant use in Chinese culture, and ceramic examples were often used in shrines and family altars.
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