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Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770)

ca. 1670

Not on view

The decoration on this brush pot is described as being in the “Master of the Rocks” style for the striking lines of cobalt used to add texture to the rocks and mountains. The poem reads:

Clouds passing the sheer cliff spread embroidery and brocade,
Sparse pines lining the waters play the reed pipes.
—trans. after Stephen Owen

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770), Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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清康熙青花杜甫詩意山水圖筆筒

Title: Brush pot with decoration of landscape and poem by Du Fu (712–770)

Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Date: ca. 1670

Culture: China

Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)

Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Credit Line: Promised Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary

Object Number: L.2020.10.8

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