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This poem by Zhang Yue (663–730) was composed during a banquet and is filled with literary and political allusions. The calligraphy was created by covering the white porcelain body with a resist, possibly paper or wax, before applying the blue glaze.
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清康熙 景德鎮窯灑藍地飛白詩文筆筒
Title: Brush pot with poem
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain with resist decoration and powdered blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.7.2
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