Artists' ToolsChinese16th century

Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Zhengde period, 1506-1521

Classification

Artists' Tools

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double square on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 11.2 x W. 22.7 x D. 5.6 cm (4 7/16 x 8 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Grimson, New York (by 1983), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1983.

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