Title: Brush Rest with Persian Inscription
Object type: Brush rest
Date: early 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and period (1506–21)
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY