Brush rest with floral scroll and Arabic calligraphy

Details

• Title

  Brush rest with floral scroll and Arabic calligraphy

• Associated people

  Zhengde, Emperor of China (ruled 1506 - 1521) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns › Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Asia (possible; Middle East) (original location)

• Date

  Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Period (1506 - 1521)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, moulded, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › brush/pen-rest › brush-rest

• Dimensions

  11.5 x 22 x 5.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3965

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