Brush holder with pomegranate and inscription
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Joseon scholars collected and used tasteful writing and painting accessories, such as water droppers, ink stones, brush stands and brush holders. This brush holder is an excellent example of openwork technique and underglaze painting. It has an intricate reticulated design of leaves, two pomegranates and two man (卍) characters. The leaves and pomegranate have incised details and further ornamented with color. The leaves are painted in cobalt blue, along with two lines encircling the mouth and base. The man character is within a circle and unpainted, distinguishing it from the floral motifs. Fittingly, the pomegranates are within the leaves and decorated with copper red. Characters and pomegranates are common decorative symbols, but they are infrequently paired as motifs
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