The exhibition "Treasures of the Ottoman Sultans" will be held in summer in the Kremlin

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cup


 China, Ming dynasty, the end of the XVI century.
The Ottoman Empire, the beginning of XVII century.
Porcelain, silver, gold, rubies, emeralds.
Topkapi Palace Museum.
The collection of Chinese porcelain.

The central part of the cup closed cobalt paintings with the motif of peach branches, from the outside it is decorated with floral designs. In the Ottoman palace workshops of Chinese porcelain was decorated with a gold inlaid with stylized ornamentation, as well as rubies and emeralds, set in a caste in the form of flowers, repeats painting.