COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01Q00001
Title:
Poplar-wood brush-holder of West garden stories
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 18.5 cm
Material:
Wood
Form:
Bi-tong (brush-holder)
Type:
Wood and Bamboo Carvings
Subject:
Figure
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This brush holder is sculpted from a piece of wood but not in a fully three-dimensional result. The sculptor applied embossment in deep relief and low relief to convey a three-dimensional perception of the sculpted surface. The illustration on this brush holder depicts a story in West garden stories. The carved objects are banana plants, which have full three-dimensional bodies.
ImageV ID:
M01Q00001AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications