Brush Holder
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 2 5/8 inches (10.16 × 6.67 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-7/22
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionSoft-paste, porcelain "Pi Tung" brush holder. Carved in high relief around the holder is a woman playing a guqin (Chinese zither) in a palm garden. With a teakwood stand.ProvenanceYamanaka & Co.;
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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