brush-pot
- Museum number
- 2018,3005.227
- Description
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Carved ivory brush pot decorated with a group of figures in a continuous landscape. The base and feet are carved to simulate bamboo.
- Production date
- 18thC(late)-19thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 9.70 centimetres
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Height: 13.10 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The stories depicted on the brush pot are likely from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, published in 1740. On side showing a horse and cart under a tree is probably the story of Xiao Mei, a fairy fox, who is holding a baby and sadly departed from her husband, Wang Muzhen. The other side probably represents the love story of the young scholar Zhang Hongjian and a fairy fox Shun Hua.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2018
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2018,3005.227
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 659/518 (Sassoon number)
