Square brush holder with flowers and poems
Place of OriginChina
Date1736-1795
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795)
MaterialsPorcelain with overglaze multicolor decoration
DimensionsH. 3 1/2 in x W. 2 in x D. 2 in, H. 8.9 cm x W. 5.1 cm x D. 5.1 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P2342
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocation
- Gallery Location Gallery 19
MarkingsQianlong mark and underglaze blue six-character mark in three columns
Text EntriesThis brush holder is painted with a scene of prunus, bamboo, and rocks on one side and another scene of peony, yellow hibiscus, and rocks on another. The other two sides carry poems describing the paintings inscribed with two Qianlong seal marks. One reads: "The spring rains coat the tender sprouts like cosmetics. Several branches richly overlap in the scarlet sunset. A pair of phoenixes habitually perch in the deep seclusion (attracted by this scene). They fly directly to my place." The other reads: "The gold disk (of the yellow hibiscus) faces toward the sun as if receiving dew. (I feel) sympathyfor whom the flower is so alluring. The flower's distinct shadow moves in the wind. When it blossoms it must be the branch in the south."
Subject
- poem
1644-1911
approx. 1573-1660
1723-1735
1723-1735
1644-1911
1736-1795
1662-1722
approx. 1573-1660
1723-1735