Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods

China

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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.

Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Brush holder with scene from Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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