백자 투각 연꽃 무늬 필통 조선|白磁透刻蓮花文筆筒 朝鮮|Brush holder with lotus decoration

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mid-19th century · Porcelain with openwork design · Asian Art

Scholarly men of the Joseon dynasty collected and used tasteful writing and painting accessories. This brush holder is an elegant example of nineteenth-century porcelain with carved openwork designs. The lotus is an emblem of the Confucian scholar aptly used here to ornament an object for his study

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Porcelain with openwork design

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911