East Asian Art Brush Washer in the Form of the Poet Li Bai with a Wine Jar Excavated at or near Philippines, AsiaMade in China, Asia Song or Yuan Dynasty (960-1368), 13th century Artist/maker unknown, Chinese Glazed porcelain (qingbai ware) Currently not on view 1970-6-3 Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1970 |
LabelThe cavity of this brush washer doubles as a large wine pot from which the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai (701-763) refreshes his bowl. The figure is dressed in traditional scholar's garb with a hat and streamers. Honored as one of China's greatest poets and renowned for his drunkenness, Li Bai lived an adventurous, bohemian life dedicated to wine and verse. |
