Recipiente para pinceles de porcelana esmaltada "Patos mandarines", dinastía Ming Vessel made of molded porcelain with underglaze blue and white decoration. It has a circular base and a rounded body and hollow interior, molded with details in relief to portray two mandarin ducks joined together, with wings next to the body, tails raised and heads together. It shows in detail the plumage of the birds, as well as their faces, rendered in blue on the white background. The depiction of two mandarin ducks together is related, in Chinese culture, to the traditional expression "只羡鸳鸯不羡仙" (I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals) which tries to teach that as long as you can grow old holding hands like mandarin ducks and stay together for life, it is not fit to wish to be a god in heaven. Also, there is a Chinese idiom "百年好合" (Bainián hao hé) "A happy marriage for a hundred years" which means to wish two people love and affection for a lifetime. Height 16.5 cm; Mouth diameter 7.4 cm; Base diameter 7.9cm.