Title
Pair of blue and white containers
Year/Period
Kangxi period (1662-1772), Qing dynasty
Region
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2002-00100
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
This pair of drum-shaped containers feature tiny beads of clay, which were applied to the lid and container before they were fired. The containers are decorated mythical beasts perched on a rock amid waves. These containers may have been used for holding 'weiqi' or chess seeds. Playing Chinese chess or weiqi is regarded as one of the 'Four Pursuits' of a scholar, the other three being music, calligraphy and painting.
