1-233-691 - The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images

Famille rose brushpot with birds and flowers design, Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty, China, 1723-1735. A square brush pot with pared corners showing simulated woodgrain panels, all edged in simulated brown-speckled, yellowish-green bamboo. The four sides are painted in famille rose enamels with designs of birds on floral sprays to represent the four seasons. The use of simulated woodgrain is known as an innovation of the Yongzheng period.