Minneapolis Institute of Art

Brush Pot

China

Date

17th century

Medium

Huang-hua-li hardwood

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The grain of this large brush holder is strongly figured in a shape suggesting some type of animal. Unusual markings such as this were highly valued by the literati. As with convoluted t'ai-hu garden rocks, root furniture, or burlwood patterns, there was a high appreciation for qualities of abstraction found in nature. China, Asia

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