Mountain form brush-rest
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644), Zhende period (1506-1521)
Datec.1506-1521
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 13.7 x 5.5 x 21.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Markings'Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi' (Made in the Zhengde reign of the great Ming Dynasty)
Inscribed in Arabic Persian "The pen is the foremost of all things"
DescriptionChinese porcelain brush-rest from the Zhengde period (1506-1521), with bluish-green glaze. Symmetrically modelled as five stylized mountain peaks, raised on a shaped plinth, underside pierced twice with dumbbell motif. Decorated in underglaze blue with a dense ground of scrollwork centering a roundel. There are details of the plinth outlined with a ruyi motif and scrollwork.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG99.1.3
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
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c.1725-30
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