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Description: | This ivory container is believed to have been made during the reign of the Meiji emperor (1868-1912) of Japan. Its intended use is not known, although it may have been designed as a pot to hold brushes or as a vase. The shape follows the natural curve of the ivory tusk from which it was carved. Likewise, it is not perfectly round, and it stands on an oval wooden lobed base. The detail of the carving shows holy men wandering in the mountains amongst pine trees, pagodas and bridges. These details have been painted in various colours, primarily in blue, yellow and red.
Ivory brush pot or tusk vase, decorated with holy scholars wandering amongst pine trees and crossing a bridge. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Mountains Culture Bridges Men Trees Decorative arts Religion Japanese Decorative Art Carving Victorian period China | Temporal: | 1868 - 1912
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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