清康熙　景德鎮窯灑藍地飛白詩文筆筒|Brush pot with poem

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late 17th century · Porcelain with resist decoration and powdered blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

This poem by Zhang Yue (663–730) was composed during a banquet and is filled with literary and political allusions. The calligraphy was created by covering the white porcelain body with a resist, possibly paper or wax, before applying the blue glaze.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th century

Medium

Porcelain with resist decoration and powdered blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015