Brush stand depicting a man under a tree

Details

• Title

  Brush stand depicting a man under a tree

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  1620 - 1640

• Material and technique

  porcelain, hand-modelled, with red and green overglaze enamels

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  formed › modelled;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

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

• Dimensions

  14.4 x 13 x 7 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1229

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