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Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription

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Qianlong Emperor;
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Contexto cultural

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Chinese

Fecha

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Creación: 18th century

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This quality brush set made of jade in the Qianlong Period features a poem that illustrates the contentment one gains while observing nature. The emperor in the Qianlong Period promoted the arts and participated in the scholarly pursuit of poetry. He also valued an appreciation of nature. The imagery of the flora and fauna found on the set directly correlates to the imagery used in Chinese brush painting. This type of brush painting primarily focused on portraying natural scenes in addition to calligraphic characters.

Descripción de objeto de Brooklyn Museum
Cylindrical brush pot, containing two brushes, a ruyi scepter and a roller. A Greenish-White and Russet Jade Brush pot (Christies Title) 8/08 A Small Greenish-White Jade Hard stone Inlaid Ruyi Sceptre (Christies Title) 8/08 A Metal Mounted Hard stone and Jade Roller.(Christies Title) 8/08 A Pair of White and Green Jade Brushes. (Christies Title) 8/08 Accession card: The pot is of white jade, semi-translucent, polished, with a slightly greenish tinge and patches of brown. It is carved on the outside with a rock and wave design, also containing a bat, a crane, a peach, and pine trees, the later pierced a jour. On one side is a poem incised in the surface, the characters of which are gilded. It reads ...

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Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription

Tipo de obra

Vessel

Contexto cultural

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Chinese

Material

Carved jade and hardstone

Dimensiones

a: 6 1/4 x 6 in. (15.8 x 15.3 cm) b: 8 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/4 in. (21.6 x 6.5 x 3.2 cm) c: 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 5/16 in. (15.9 x 13.4 x 3.3 cm) d: 11 13/16 x 1 11/16 in. (30 x 4.3 cm) e: 11 3/4 x 1 11/16 in. (29.8 x 4.3 cm)

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Creación: 18th century
18th century, Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty

Procedencia

Bequest of Robert B. Woodward, Nov 06, 1915

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Derechos

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Creative Commons Attribution
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Inscripción

松芝多秀色 鶴語記春秋 福如東海島 蓬萊赴蟠桃 The pine trees and lingzhi fungi form a beautiful scenery; The crane’s call is a record of the Spring and Autumn period; With happiness as boundless as the eastern seas and islands; I attend a banquet of immortality peaches on the Penglai isles. Inscribed by order of the Qianlong emperor.

Ubicación

China

Temas

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Tema descriptivo: Waves, Bat, Peach, Tree, Bamboo (plant), Dragon, Clouds

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Christina Stone; Jessica Gengler

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Qianlong Emperor, Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription, 18th century. Brooklyn Museum. The inscribed poem, the brush set, and the intended artistic outcome form a network of concepts and being. Creative Commons Attribution.

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