Mountain form brush-rest

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644), Zhende period (1506-1521)

Datec.1506-1521

MediumPorcelain, 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 Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

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Status

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