Caption

A vessel for washing brushes, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Vessel - a bowl resembling a leaf, entwined on the outside with a branch with small leaves; decorated with plant ornament and inscriptions related to writing implements. Sculpture; vessel. Height 3.8 cm, width 8.3 cm., A translucent, irregularly shaped object with smooth, flowing edges sits on a flat surface against a dark gradient background; the object shows milky white, pale cream, soft amber, and faint orange tones with subtle glossy highlights and internal swirling patterns, and it casts a soft shadow on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_145

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (326.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A vessel washing brushes Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Vessel - bowl resembling leaf entwined outside branch small leaves decorated plant ornament inscriptions related writing implements Sculpture vessel Height 3.8 cm width 8.3 cm translucent irregularly shaped object smooth flowing edges sits flat surface dark gradient background milky white pale cream soft amber faint orange tones subtle glossy highlights internal swirling patterns casts soft shadow surface.