Black-bronze Glazed Brush Holder with Landscape Design in Gold

The interior of this brush holder is glazed white while the exterior is glazed with black-bronze with gold paint now is fading. An abbreviated-corner square opening contains a painting with landscape and figures. A transcription in gold of the Ode on the Red Cliff, Part II by the famous literateur Su Shi (1037-1101), decorates the opposite side. According to the signature, this brush holder was created in 1709 when Lang Zhongzang was elected as the ceramics supervisor at Jingdezhen kiln.