Brush rest in the form of a mountain

Details

• Title

  Brush rest in the form of a mountain

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Period (1522 - 1567)

• 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

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

• Dimensions

  14.7 x 19.5 x 5.1 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.1813

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