ceramic water dropper or bottle, white with blue decoration. square with small center hole on top surface and small spout on 1 side. top surface decorated with buildings, 2 stylized figures, 2 birds and mountain. each side decorated with narrow line around borders, small "L" in each corner and a floral motif at center. base has an "L" shaped foot on each corner.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
wet ink stone for dissolving ink for brush painting or calligraphy
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
including spout— height 3.8 centimeters, including spout— width 6 centimeters, and including spout— length 6.6 centimeters