Cylindrical brush holder

Unknown (Chinese)

Item type:

decorative art

Height:

11.5 cm  (4 1/2 in.)

Diameter:

9.3 cm  (3 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

porcelain

Place of creation:

Zhongguo [China] (中国 )

Description

Ceramic brush holder depicting a scene of boys playing outdoors. Three are playing instruments: an end-blown trumpet, cymbals, and a frame drum. Date of creation is uncertain but is believed to have been created in the 18th or 19th century during the Qing dynasty (1644-1912)and possibly the Qianlong reign (1735-1795).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Frame drum [2598]
Cymbals [2451]
Suona [4267]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5133