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Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription

18th century

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Object Label

This brush pot of white jade is carved on the outside with a rock-and-wave design containing a bat, a crane, and peach and pine trees—all symbols of good fortune, long life, and Confucian strength. It was most likely in the collection of Prince Gong (Yixin, 1833–98), the sixth son of the Daoguang emperor; it was published in the catalogue of the sale of his collection in 1913.

Caption

Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription, 18th century. Carved jade and hardstone, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Robert B. Woodward, 14.301a-e. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Brush Jar with an Imperial Inscription

Date

18th century

Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

Period

Qianlong Period

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Carved jade and hardstone

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

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)

Inscriptions

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.

Credit Line

Bequest of Robert B. Woodward

Accession Number

14.301a-e

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