Blue-and-white brush pot depicting the immortal Zhang Qian

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white brush pot depicting the immortal Zhang Qian

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1640

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; unglazed base

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › brush-container › brush-pot

• Dimensions

  14.1 cm (height)
  7.9 cm (diameter)
  at base 7.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2002

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