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COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.95.93.2a-c

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MIA_.95.93.2a-c

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

crt

artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Square Box

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Square Box

Title

false

View:

Front

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Front

View

false

Creation Date:

18th century

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18th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1700

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1700

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1799

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1799

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

huang hua-li

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huang hua-li

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.3-3/4 x W.5-5/8 x D.5-5/8 in.

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H.3-3/4 x W.5-5/8 x D.5-5/8 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

95.93.2a-c

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95.93.2a-c

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

Credit Line

false

Inscriptions:

STICKER

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STICKER

Inscriptions

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The brush pot, or brush holder, was an essential fixture of the scholar's desk. The literati preference for natural materials like bamboo, clay, and stone extended to objects carved out of wood. The same dense hardwoods imported from Southeast Asia for domestic furniture were also used for boxes and brush pots. Huang hua-li was highly prized for its durability, fine grain, and luminous undertones. The rim of this vessel creates the impression of overlapping petals, whereas its side panels, carved in high relief, are decorated with sprays of lotus, plum, grass orchids, and magnolia. Well proportioned with a rich lustrous patina, the refined understatement of this brush pot and simple seal box typifies classic literati taste.

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<P>The brush pot, or brush holder, was an essential fixture of the scholar's desk. The literati preference for natural materials like bamboo, clay, and stone extended to objects carved out of wood. The same dense hardwoods imported from Southeast Asia for domestic furniture were also used for boxes and brush pots. Huang hua-li was highly prized for its durability, fine grain, and luminous undertones. The rim of this vessel creates the impression of overlapping petals, whereas its side panels, carved in high relief, are decorated with sprays of lotus, plum, grass orchids, and magnolia. Well proportioned with a rich lustrous patina, the refined understatement of this brush pot and simple seal box typifies classic literati taste.</P>

Context

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