Brush Pot
1800-1875 (made)
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Brush pot, cylindrical, unglazed porcelain with inscription copied from an ancient bronze vessel, and a modern transcript in black enamel . Mark of Qianlong (1736-1795), in similar writing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain painted in black enamel |
| Brief description | Brush pot, unglazed porcelain painted in black enamel, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century (with Qianlong mark) |
| Physical description | Brush pot, cylindrical, unglazed porcelain with inscription copied from an ancient bronze vessel, and a modern transcript in black enamel . Mark of Qianlong (1736-1795), in similar writing. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base
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| Object history | Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), 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 |
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| Accession number | 839-1883 |
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| Record created | January 26, 2009 |
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