Title: Brush Pot with Scene of  Washing an Elephant
Object type: Brush pot
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chongzhen period (1628–44)
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Diam. of rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Diam. of base: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Elizabeth V. Cockcroft, by exchange, 2008
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Elephants