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A Pair of Chinese Stoneware 'Horse' Water Droppers, 10cm long

A Pair of Chinese Stoneware 'Horse' Water Droppers, 10cm long

Regular price £135.00 GBP
Regular price Sale price £135.00 GBP
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A pair of Chinese stoneware 'horse' water droppers, 10cm long

The water-dropper is an essential utensil for Scholars. Although it is not selected as one of the main objects in The Four Treasures, it is associated with them in a vital and functional way.

Each time the Scholar composed a literati work, he needed to produce ink by grinding an in-cake on an ink-stone, adding a small amount of water during the process.

In the past Chinese Scholars preferred using inkstick in the form of solidified ink to be dissolved with a small amount of water on an inkstone, in order to control the amount of water applied, they use water-dropper.

A classic water-dropper has two openings which function is to allow air passing through the dropper inside, it also permits to the water to flow smoothly.

A literati would raise their index finger from one hole in order to release the air for the purpose of allowing water to fall out slowly and rhythmically, it is also a way that is considered to achieve inner peace.

These water droppers are in good condition, there is a little crazing to the glaze in places, there is possibly a repair around one of the saddles but it could easily be a bit of heavy crazing. There is an unglazed foot as you would expect.

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