CHINESE
Brush holder
(18th century)

Medium
ivory, gold paint, pigment, ink

Measurements
13.2 × 12.7 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

About this work

This brush holder is decorated in two different tones of gold and black ink. It depicts a hunting party emerging from a pine forest, the tops of the standards from the standard bearers just visible behind the hunter. In China, brush holders were one of the main implements for calligraphy found on a scholar’s desk, which might also include brushes, ink sticks, an ink stone, paper weights and water droppers.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
1201-D2

Department
Asian Art

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CHINESE
Brush holder
(18th century)