Moulded in an archaistic square shape with lobed sides and a square opening, this water pot is decorated with Egg & Spinach enamels on its exterior surface. A moulded chilong dragon, climbs on the water pot and the underside of the pot is enameled in green. The interior surface pot is black, which could indicate it has actually been used to wash inly brushes.
An identical water pot is in the collection of Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna (ink.nr.KE8267).
Another example is also published by Vanderven Oriental in their catalogue Sansai Three Colours, 2020, p. 72, no. 19.
Water was necessary to dissolve the ink for use, so containers and droppers were part the objects used by the Chinese scholars in their study.
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