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Brush pot
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Brush pot

Date18th century
Maker Chinese
Label TextA white jade holder, encircled with a landscape in low relief, depicts Daoist themes of a recluse in the mountains. Brush pots became one of the basic elements of a scholar's studio, a natural companion to the "four treasures of the scholar's studio" (wenfan sibao): the brush, paper, ink stick, and ink stone.
Object number33.96
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.75 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
MediumNephrite
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Brush rest in form of a mountain
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.1270
Brush washer
Brush washer
Chinese
early 18th century
Object number: 33.82
Flute bowl
Flute bowl
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.1
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Flute bowl
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.2
Coiled camel
Coiled camel
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Covered dish in the form of a Buddha's hand citron
Covered dish in the form of a Buddha's hand citron
Chinese
18th-19th century
Object number: 33.1057
Table screen
Table screen
Chinese
1736- 95
Object number: 33.61.1
Table screen
Table screen
Chinese
1736- 95
Object number: 33.61.2
Stand with auspicious bats
Stand with auspicious bats
Chinese
18th century or earlier
Object number: 33.1084
Carved box
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.1
Carved box
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.2
Fingernail protector
Fingernail protector
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 33.1244