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Brush rest with blue-and-white decoration and Persian inscription
Chinese
Ming dynasty, Zhengde period
1505–21
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 22.3 cm (4 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Gift of Mrs. Frank Gair Macomber
Accession Number13.1626
CollectionsAsia
Marks
Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi in underglaze blue
InscriptionsThe Persian inscription on the front and back read 'pen rest'.
ProvenanceBy 1913, Mr. Frank Gair Macomber (b. 1849 - d. 1941); 1913, partial gift [see note] of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gair Macomber to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 5, 1913)
Note:
288 pieces of Chinese & Japanese pottery and porcelain from the collection of Mr. Frank Gair Macomber were purchased by the MFA for $27,500, of which Mrs. Macomber contributed $2,500.
Note:
288 pieces of Chinese & Japanese pottery and porcelain from the collection of Mr. Frank Gair Macomber were purchased by the MFA for $27,500, of which Mrs. Macomber contributed $2,500.