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Imperial Paint Brush
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Imperial Paint Brush

Date1736-1795
Label TextInk, ink stone, brushes, seals, brush rests and brush holders have been considered treasures befitting the scholar's table. They are appreciated not only for their usefulness but also for their aesthetic value. Although often made in matched sets, these prized objects were created in varying sizes and materials.
Object number35.269.1
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art, Aug. 9 - Dec. 2, 2007. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
DimensionsL.: 11 3/4 in.
MediumNephrite, animal hair
Object number: 2001.194
Object number: 2001.195
Object number: 2001.197
Object number: 2001.198
Photo: Nathaniel Willson
Gerald Bruce subiyay Miller
1992
Object number: 2009.23
Object number: 81.17.1284
Photo: Scott Leen
Object number: 2005.64
Shadow puppet
Chinese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 95.38.144
Shadow puppet
Chinese
late 19th - early 20th century
Object number: 95.38.147