Water Vessel

1710-1722 (Qing)

12.6 cm 8.5 cm

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This type of water pot for washing brushes is named for sharing the shape of a beehive or chicken-coop (domed bamboo baskets with a small opening on top for feeding chicks). Beehive washers have wide round feet, domed body, and a short narrow neck with rounded rim. A peach blo...

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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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