brush-rest BM-PDF-B.642

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:16thC
Materials:porcelain
Technique:underglazed

Dimensions:Height: 80 millimetres Width: 172 millimetres Depth: 35 millimetres

Description:
Porcelain brush-rest in the form of a series of peaked mountains on semi-circular base. Underglaze blue with naturalistically defined individual peaks and an applied relief scene at the back of a man trapped on a rock in rough sea, being rescued by two men in a boat.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Ming late 16th century Room 95 label text:PDF B642 Mountain-shaped brush restThis thickly-potted brush rest is in the form of a semi-circular mountain range with five main peaks. On one side is a figure scene showing a man on a rock surrounded by breaking waves. He is being approached by two men in a boat. The peaks are outlined in a failed underglaze copper-red and the remainder with shades of underglaze cobalt-blue.Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and copper-red decorationJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Ming dynasty, about AD 1500–1600 PDF B642 山形筆架這件厚重的筆架造形為有五座山峰的半圓形山脈。一面有一人在驚濤環繞的山岩上，另有兩人架舟而來。山峰用未燒成功的釉下銅紅勾勒輪廓，其余部分是釉下鈷藍色調。瓷器，青花，釉裏紅江西省景德鎮明代，約1500–1600年