Harvard Art Museums > 1940.199: Compressed Globular Brush Washer with Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel Emblazoned with the Chinese Longevity Character (Shou) Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Compressed Globular Brush Washer with Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel Emblazoned with the Chinese Longevity Character (Shou) , 1940.199,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204717. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.199 Title Compressed Globular Brush Washer with Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel Emblazoned with the Chinese Longevity Character (Shou) Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Jiajing period, 1522-1566 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Period Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204717 Physical Descriptions Medium Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red enamel; with overglaze red enamel mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base Dimensions H. 5.6 x Diam. 9.5 cm (2 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.199 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History John Alexander Pope, "Ming Porcelains in the Davis Collection", Bulletin of the Fogg Art Museum, President and Fellows of Harvard College (November 1941), vol. IX, no. 5, pp. 95-100, p. 97, fig. 2 Henry Trubner, Chinese Ceramics, from the prehistoric period through Ch'ien Lung: a loan exhibition from collections in America and Japan, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum (Los Angeles, CA, 1952), p. 105, no. 305 Exhibition History Chinese Ceramics from the Prehistoric Period through Ch'ien Lung, Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art, 03/14/1952 - 04/27/1952 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
