Brush Holder

Japan

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A time-ravaged tree stump bedecked with the fresh growth of an encircling vine provokes a poignant awareness of beauty in nature's ever-changing forms. Bronze casting of this quality won wide acclaim for Japan's metalworking tradition, unknown in the West before the Meiji period.

Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan

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Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan

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