Description:

Small pots like this were used to contain clean water for diluting ink or colours in calligraphy and painting. This one could also have been used to wipe excess ink off a brush.

Glass
Height: 5.8 cm, diameter: 6.8 cm, neck diameter: 1.9 cm
Six-character mark of the Kangxi period (1662-1722), possibly later in date

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4596