Title

Jade brushrest, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, China, probably first half of 17th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Jade brushrest formed by two phoenixes with lingzhi, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, China, probably first half of 17th century. A pale celadon jade group of two phoenixes arranged tail to tail. Both birds have heads turned inwards, the bigger with a large sprig of lingzhi fungus, the smaller without. The wings of both birds are decorated with a stylised design, the whole piece has been conceived as a brushrest.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1600

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_023

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (404,2Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2836 x 2215 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts bird birds carving country white China art Chinese color colour carved ming location century artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty Phoenix mythology artifact qing dynasty 17th century mythical creature seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art brush rest brushrest mythical beast object Unknown jade jade object