Description:

Jars like this were used to contain water for calligraphy or painting.

Glass
Height: 8.9 cm, diameter: 9.0 cm, neck diameter: 4.7cm
Incised six-character mark of Qianlong (1736-95) in seal-script inlaid with gold

Chinese Description:

孔雀蓝玻璃水注(﹖) 中国，清乾隆朝(1736-1795) 写字作画时，这类容器可作盛水之用。 玻璃 刻有隶书镀金「大清乾隆年制」六字

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4537