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

Chinese Description:

仿青瓷水中丞 中国，清代，约1700-1900 写字作画时，水中丞可作盛水、洗笔之用，又可以蘸去毛笔的多余墨汁。 玻璃 刻有「大清康熙年制」六字，疑为后人所加

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4596