Description:

This water-pot for calligraphy is carved with entwined dragons. In the past people believed that dragons slept underwater in winter and reappeared in the spring to create rain.

Glass, carved overlay
Height: 3.8 cm, diameter: 5.2 cm, neck diameter: 3.4 cm

One of pair with N4660

Creator: Unknown

Date: China, 1700-1800, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4661