Brush holder with flowers and poems

19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 219

This brush holder epitomizes the kind of molded gourd vessels made in the imperial workshop during the Qing dynasty. These ingeniously crafted containers were made by encasing a young gourd in a wooden mold composed of several sectional wood panels with engraved motifs. As the gourd grew, it filled the mold and took its shape, including the surface decoration.

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清嘉慶模製葫蘆花卉詩文筆筒
Title: Brush holder with flowers and poems
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820)
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Molded gourd, black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Gourd
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2018
Object Number: 2018.155
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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