Sujet
Parcel gilt copper ink slab, water container and brazier, Qing dynasty, China, early 18th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Parcel gilt copper combined ink slab, water container and brazier, Qing dynasty, China, 1st half of 18th century. A gilded copper container of interlocking circles form combining an ink-slab, water container and brazier. The top is decorated with stylised kui dragons, the interior ink-slab and water container is separated by a gilded section flanked by bats made to hold the brush. The top third lifts off, the central section is plain, the bottom third has a pierced fringe of kui dragon heads near the top, the feet of bulbous shape and gilded. The bottom section is a tray to hold burning charcoal used to keep the water in the water container from freezing in the depths of the northern Chinese winter.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1700
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_213
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (672,3Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2831 x 2214 (300dpi)