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Brush Washer with Dragon Medallions
(China )
Water pots for washing brushes of this shape are named for their resemblance to a beehive or a dome-shaped chicken-coop (with a small opening on the top for feeding chicks). This washer has a wide round foot, a domed body, and a short and narrow neck forming a small round opening at the top. A carved wooden stand also accompanies this vessel. Lightly etched in low under-glaze relief are three equidistant medallions replicating archaic jade motifs of highly stylized dragons. The grayish porcelain is covered with translucent white glaze.
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Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.694