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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Water Vessel
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Date:
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Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ien-lung period
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Medium:
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White jade with yellow-brown clouds
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Dimensions:
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1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (4.45 x 8.89 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Alfred F. Pillsbury
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Location:
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Gallery 210
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Carved in the form of a ling-chih fungus, the plant of immortality, this water basin has smaller fungi carved in relief on its outer surface. The yellow-brown clouds on the surface of the jade are artificially created to enhance the object's aesthetic appeal. The small basin likely functioned as a brush washer for the scholar's desk.
Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Jade (Do Not Use)
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Physical Description:
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Writer's water coupe of white jade in form of Ling-Chih, the plant of long Life, and carved with a similar design in relief. Wood stand.
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Creation Place:
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Asia, China, , ,
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Accession #:
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44.5.3
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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