Brush Pot
ca. 1660-1700 (made)
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A container for brushes, carved with two ladies, one seated on a stool reading to another reclining on a couch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bamboo, carved |
| Brief description | Brush pot, carved bamboo, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign period (1662-1722), ca. 1660-1720 |
| Physical description | Bamboo brushpot, cylindrical with spreading lip and foot with three low feet, carved in deep relief two ladies, one seated on a stool reading to another reclining on a couch beside a vase of lotus blooms and foliage. |
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| Gallery label | POT FOR WRITING BRUSHES
Carved bamboo
Ladies studying a book
CHINA; about 1660-1720
Given by Dr J.W. Grice
FE.14-1973(pre 2005) |
| Credit line | Dr J.W.H. Grice gift |
| Production | From Register: Opinion of Wang Shixiang 9/1983: Kangxi period Opinion of Liu Xinyuan 19/6/92: perhaps a little later than Kangxi. Looks like Wu Zhifan. Story is from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | A container for brushes, carved with two ladies, one seated on a stool reading to another reclining on a couch. |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 48, fig. 46. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.14-1973 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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