Brush Pot Inscribed in Arabic Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) with Bat, Cloud and Motifs Signifying “May you have good fortune”

Brush Pot Inscribed in Arabic Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) with Bat, Cloud and Motifs Signifying “May you have good fortune”

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Inscribed 1864

  • Titles Brush Pot Inscribed in Arabic Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest) with Bat, Cloud and Motifs Signifying “May you have good fortune” (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
  • Dimensions 6 5/8 x 8 in. Diam. (16.8 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Thaddeus H. Crenshaw, 2002.58
  • Work Type censer
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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