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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

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    326 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Cup"12 records

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The Wade Cup with Animated Script by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Wade Cup with Animated Script

Unrecorded maker

1200–1221 · Metalwork, brass inlaid with silver

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Raft Cup by Zhu Bishan, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Raft Cup

Zhu Bishan (d. 1362)

1300s–1400s · Silver, hammered silver soldered together, with chased decoration

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Cup with Daoist Figures by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cup with Daoist Figures

Unrecorded maker

1736–95 · Jade, Pale greenish-white jade

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Communion Cup by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Communion Cup

Unrecorded maker

1671–72 · Silver, silver gilt

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Two-Handled Cup and Cover by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two-Handled Cup and Cover

Unrecorded maker

1677 · Silver, silver and silver gilt

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Wine Cup with Children at Play by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wine Cup with Children at Play

Unrecorded maker

1465–87 · Ceramic, porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration, docai ("joined colors") ware

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Cover for a Two-Handled Cup by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cover for a Two-Handled Cup

Unrecorded maker

1686 · Silver, silver gilt

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Two-Handled Cup by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two-Handled Cup

Unrecorded maker

1686 · Silver, silver gilt

Cleared · CC0

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Two-Handled Cup and Cover by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two-Handled Cup and Cover

Unrecorded maker

1686 · Silver, silver gilt

Cleared · CC0

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Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle

Unrecorded maker

early 1300s · Ceramic, Glazed porcelain, Qingbai (bluish-white) ware

Cleared · CC0

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Two-Handled Cup by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two-Handled Cup

Unrecorded maker

1677 · Silver, silver and silver gilt

Cleared · CC0

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Libation Cup by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Libation Cup

Unrecorded maker

c. 235–185 BCE · Metalwork, bronze, lost wax technique

Cleared · CC0

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