Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1488-1566 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, fahua,
Subjects:bird leaf,flower bamboo
Dimensions:Height: 21.20 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain hexagonal brush pot and attached stand with openwork and ‘fahua’-palette decoration. This piece is modelled as a hexagonal brush pot or incense stick holder on an attached two-tier stand with a flat base. It is painted with yellow, turquoise and dark blue enamels in the ‘fahua’ palette. A chrysanthemum flower with foliage is carved in openwork on both of the larger sides. Two of the opposing smaller sides show a bird on a flowering magnolia branch, the others show a pine tree and bamboo plant. Above and below these panels is a raised rib. Around the six sides of the neck and in the top tier of the stand are quatrefoil openwork cartouches. The legs of the stand are in the form of inverted leaves which join the flat base. Inside it is partially glazed; the base is unglazed.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The form of this porcelain pot and attached stand is most unusual in ceramic but probably originates in bronze. A bronze vessel in the British Museum acquired by Professor Jessica Rawson has similar openwork, hexagonal stand, balustrade and hexagonal panels. The bronze version has additional handles. A similar ceramic example is in the Anthony de Rothschild collection.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, fahua,
Subjects:bird leaf,flower bamboo
Dimensions:Height: 21.20 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain hexagonal brush pot and attached stand with openwork and ‘fahua’-palette decoration. This piece is modelled as a hexagonal brush pot or incense stick holder on an attached two-tier stand with a flat base. It is painted with yellow, turquoise and dark blue enamels in the ‘fahua’ palette. A chrysanthemum flower with foliage is carved in openwork on both of the larger sides. Two of the opposing smaller sides show a bird on a flowering magnolia branch, the others show a pine tree and bamboo plant. Above and below these panels is a raised rib. Around the six sides of the neck and in the top tier of the stand are quatrefoil openwork cartouches. The legs of the stand are in the form of inverted leaves which join the flat base. Inside it is partially glazed; the base is unglazed.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The form of this porcelain pot and attached stand is most unusual in ceramic but probably originates in bronze. A bronze vessel in the British Museum acquired by Professor Jessica Rawson has similar openwork, hexagonal stand, balustrade and hexagonal panels. The bronze version has additional handles. A similar ceramic example is in the Anthony de Rothschild collection.
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