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Brush Rest

2010.03.0004

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Artifact Identification Brush Rest   (2010.03.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication T&E
    2. :
  2. Written Communication T&E
    3. :
  3. Writing Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Date 18th or 19th century
Culture Chinese

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 15.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 10.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) .38 cm
Weight 314 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Varnish--Lacquer, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Lacquered

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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