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Source Description
Water pots for washing brushes were designed to be placed on a Chinese scholar's desk. This brush washer has a shallow foot ring, a spherical body, and a recessed mouth. It is referred to as an 'apple jar' (pingguozun) because of its shape. The vessel is decorated with two peony flowers and two chrysanthemum flowers alternating around the vessel. These flowers are each surrounded by a foliated pattern painted in a copper red underglaze (oxidized to gray). There is a border of lotus flowers and leaf scrolls around the neck between three thin underglaze blue bands. Encircling the foot there is a band of lotus petals also between three thin underglaze blue bands.
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Document identity
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18962
label
Brush Washer with Peonies and Chrysanthemums
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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18962
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object
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normalized
title
Brush Washer with Peonies and Chrysanthemums
description
Water pots for washing brushes were designed to be placed on a Chinese scholar's desk. This brush washer has a shallow foot ring, a spherical body, and a recessed mouth. It is referred to as an 'apple jar' (pingguozun) because of its shape. The vessel is decorated with two peony flowers and two chrysanthemum flowers alternating around the vessel. These flowers are each surrounded by a foliated pattern painted in a copper red underglaze (oxidized to gray). There is a border of lotus flowers and leaf scrolls around the neck between three thin underglaze blue bands. Encircling the foot there is a band of lotus petals also between three thin underglaze blue bands.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1710-1722
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
brush washers
vessels
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.1
height
9.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 3 7/8 in. (7.14 x 9.84 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
inscriptions
[Reign Mark] In blue underglaze: da qing kang xi nian zhi
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
reign
Kangxi [K'ang-hsi] (1661-1722)
med
porcelain with underglaze copper red and blue
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6238
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CHN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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