Dish
1800-1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This shallow dish was a writing accessory for a Chinese scholar in ancient times. It contained a small amount of water, allowing him to clean off dried ink on his brush. The carved sea shells in high relief were for decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory, carved and stained |
| Brief description | Dish, Ivory, lotus leaf shaped, with various sea shells and reptiles, China, 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Ivory dish of lotus leaf shape, with various sea shells and reptiles |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1856. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. bought |
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| Summary | This shallow dish was a writing accessory for a Chinese scholar in ancient times. It contained a small amount of water, allowing him to clean off dried ink on his brush. The carved sea shells in high relief were for decoration. |
| Bibliographic reference | Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, no. 218, p. 168. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2565-1856 |
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| Record created | June 6, 2008 |
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