清乾隆 象牙雕文王訪賢圖筆筒|Brush holder with narrative scene
Unknown
18th century · Ivory · Asian Art
The solitary angler may be a reference to an eleventh-century B.C. narrative in which King Wen seeks the advice of a scholar named Jiang Shang. Here, Jiang is about to receive a royal visit.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
