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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Brush Pot

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush pot, cylindrical; porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte palette. On one side, a large peony in red and green, in front of a trunk of magnolia tree, whose branch turns leftwards and bears blossoms in white. On the branch is a pheasant. On the other side is an inscription.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Brush pot, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte palette, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty
Physical description
Brush pot, cylindrical; porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte palette. On one side, a large peony in red and green, in front of a trunk of magnolia tree, whose branch turns leftwards and bears blossoms in white. On the branch is a pheasant. On the other side is an inscription.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Diameter: 17.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Production
date revised on 27/05/2010 (L. Mengoni)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.352-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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