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Brush pot
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Brush pot
- Place of origin:
Jingdezhen, China (made)
- Date:
1662-1722 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
- Museum number:
108-1883
- Gallery location:
On Display
Physical description
Porcelain brush pot, cylindrical, painted in underglaze blue with scenes representing the elegant accomplishments of the Chinese scholar. One group watches an artist painting, while a visitor arrives accompanied by a boy bearing a bundle of scrolls; a second party watches a game of chess; a third is listening to a performance on the lute, while a visitor arrives with an attendant carrying his lute.
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen, China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm, Diameter: 18.1 cm
Descriptive line
Brush pot, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Blue and white
Subjects depicted
Figures; Scrolls; Chess; Qin (long zithers)
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
