Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79.2.366)Sacred Art & IconographyBrush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79.2.366)Jingdezhen porcelain, China, mid-17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 79.2.366Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79.2.366)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/kingwenofzhou-met-79-2-366.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79.2.366). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/kingwenofzhou-met-79-2-366Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-brush-pot-with-king-wen-and-the-scholar, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 79.2.366)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/kingwenofzhou-met-79-2-366}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA porcelain brush pot titled "Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong," Jingdezhen ware, China, mid-17th century. King Wen is shown in the well known scene of his discovery of the aged scholar Jiang Taigong fishing by a river, inviting him into royal service in a meeting later read as a model of a virtuous ruler recognizing hidden worth. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art department, under accession 79.2.366.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionConfucianism, Religions Well-attested Source Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong, accession 79.2.366 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsKing Wen of Zhou, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this brush pot names the subject outright, "King Wen," depicting his discovery of Jiang Taigong, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong, accession 79.2.366 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesBrush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong, accession 79.2.366 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 79.2.366View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year