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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Brush Pot

1800-1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush pot, of irregular cylindrical form, white glazed porcelain with openwork decoration of the mythical animals, qilins, whose eyes are tipped with coloured enamel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with openwork decoration
Brief description
Dehua ware. Brush pot, white glazed porcelain with openwork decoration, China
Physical description
Brush pot, of irregular cylindrical form, white glazed porcelain with openwork decoration of the mythical animals, qilins, whose eyes are tipped with coloured enamel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
from label
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
39-1883

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
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