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Brush Holder
(China )
This perforated cylindrical brush holder is molded and incised in the paste with depictions of lotus leaves, buds, blossoms, and tall water reeds. Cranes are dispersed throughout the oversized foliage. The white paste body of the brush holder is covered with a white glaze. Brush holders with openwork decoration like this are attributed to the kilns at Dehua in Fujian province or the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 13/16 × Diam: 2 3/16 in. (9.7 × 5.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.337