Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods

mid-17th century

Not on view

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.

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明崇禎　景德鎮窯青花封神演義人物圖筆筒
Title: Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chongzhen period (1628–44)
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.7.10
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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