COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01R00004
Title:
Ivory brush-holder of persons
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:
Diameter of the largest part: 11.5 cm; height: 16.5 cm
Material:
Ivory
Form:
Bi-tong (brush-holder)
Type:
Ivory Carvings
Subject:
Figure
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This brush-holder is made of three separate pieces of ivory: the holder's body, the holder's stand, and the stand-rest (made of a slab of ivory). All three parts are joined.The carving on the holder is complicated and is composed of two sets of activity. The first set is a chess-match and the second is the women's outing. Between the two sets of activities, there are other observable activities. Two men are on a higher elevation: one is leaning again a stone table in front a little hut, and another one is sculpting a tile house. In front of the hut, there is an old man brushing his beard. There are plants growing among these persons and activities. The overall ground of the piece is carved with the pattern of ancient coins.
ImageV ID:
M01R00004AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications