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Bitong, Brush Pot

2007.12.0006A

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Artifact Identification Bitong, Brush Pot   (2007.12.0006A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication T&E
    2. :
  2. Written Communication T&E
    3. :
  3. Writing Accessories
Artist/Maker Mo Shan Zhi, an art name used by Chou Nai-shih. Native of Chia-ting, Kiangsu.
Geographic Location
Period Reign of Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kang Hsi (1662–1722), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Date 17th century
Culture Chinese

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 16.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 12.5 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 426 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Pigment, Plant--Bamboo
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Staining

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cameron, Nigel. The Chinese Scholar's Desk. Hong Kong: FormAsia Books, 2003.

Hutt, Julia. Understanding Far Eastern Art: A Complete Guide to the Arts of China, Japan and Korea - Ceramics, Sculpture, Painting, Prints, Lacquer, Textiles and Metalwork. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987.

Spurlock Museum of World Cultures. Sculpted Stories: Selected Works from the Fred Freund Collection. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, n.d.

Watt, James C. Y., and Barbara Brennan Ford. East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1991.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Fred A. Freund Collection
Reproduction No

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