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Ming Brush Rest

On the brush rest it reads ‘pen’ and ‘holder’ in Persian.

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Stories

  • A subtle sparkle of Persian in Ming Zhengde

    story by Olga Gillen, McKenna Keim, So Tsz Yau (Daphne).

    This story explores how the reproductions of the extraordinary beauty of the Chinese landscape and nature are represented in objects used by Chinese Imperial Court Bureaucrats, and how a common object, like a porcelain brush rest, reflects the emergence of the interconnected world of the 16th century.

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