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brush-washer
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Object type
Museum number
PDF,A.504
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Description
Porcelain brush-washer in the form of a clam shell with two small feet and whorls around narrow end. The brush-washer has blue glaze on the interior and dark greenish-grey on the exterior.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 16thC(late)-17thC(early)
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Production place
- Made in: Jingdezhen
- (Asia,China,Jiangxi (province),Jingdezhen)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 34 millimetres
- Width: 114 millimetres
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : 17th centuryRoom 95 label text:
PDF A504
Model of a shell
This brush washer is in the form of a shell. Inside it is glazed blue and outside is biscuit fired with tiny little molluscs applied.
Porcelain with blue glaze and biscuit-fired decoration
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Ming dynasty, Wanli period, AD 1573–1620 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc44/sh2
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF,A.504
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