明崇禎　景德鎮窯青花封神演義人物圖筆筒|Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods

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mid-17th century · Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) · Asian Art

This vessel depicts a narrative scene from Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi), a sixteenth-century mythological novel. On one side, deities surround a fierce, open-mouthed tiger, and on the other, three figures representing Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism—Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning (Yuanshi Tianzun), Buddha, and Confucius—sit in front of bamboo groves.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-17th century

Medium

Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015