Description:

This was filled with water and used for washing the ink off a brush when doing calligraphy or painting. The design of plum blossom is symbolic of spring and renewal.

Glass, diamond-point engraved
Height: 3.6 cm, diameter: 12.3 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong (1736-95)

Chinese Description:

梅花纹饰水注 中国，清乾隆朝(1736-95) 写字作画时，水注可用作盛水及洗笔的容器。而其梅花纹饰寄意寒梅报春，生机焕发，更添案头一番风雅。 玻璃，钻石点刻 刻有「乾隆年制」四字

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-95)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4549