Brush washer with lotus

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

This is a rare example of a work produced at the prolific Longquan kilns for domestic, specifically scholarly, use. Exported for over five hundred years, Longquan wares have been found in Japan, Southeast Asia, the Islamic world, and Europe.

Brush washer with lotus, Stoneware with incised decoration under a celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China

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