Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Unidentified ArtistZhengde period, 1506-1521

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Title: Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: Zhengde period, 1506-1521
Technique: Blue-and-white ware
Physical Dimensions: h11.2 x d5.6 cm
Period: Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Grimson
Creation Place: Jingdezhen/Jiangxi province/China/East Asia
Type: Artists' Tools
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double square on the base

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