Brush holder with flowers and poems 19th century China This brush holder epitomizes the kind of molded gourd vessels made in the imperial workshop during the Qing dynasty. These ingeniously crafted containers were made by encasing a young gourd in a wooden mold composed of several sectional wood panels with engraved motifs. As the gourd grew, it filled the mold and took its shape, including the surface Brush holder with flowers and poems. China. 19th century. Molded gourd, black lacquer. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820). Gourd

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