Title

Boxwood brush pot with spider and snake, Qing dynasty, China, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Boxwood brush pot with spider and snake, Qing dynasty, China, 18th century. A small irregular oval-shaped brush pot in the form of a pine tree section. The piece is enhanced with deeply carved gnarled branches, lianas, a spider and a snake. The tops of the pine sprays have emerald-coloured soapstone embellishments.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_471

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (373,9Kb) / 7,4in x 9,5in / 2208 x 2836 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature animal tree wood plant country reptile snake container insect China Chinese pot color colour spider pine tree location century artefact dynasty artifact qing dynasty boxwood 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of East Asian Art brush pot brushpot object wood Unknown wood object