Panel with Flowers in Vase and Scholar's Objects 18th century China This embroidery illustrates a common theme in Chinese painting and decorative arts: a scene of a scholar’s study. Flowers bloom in a blue-and-white vase; a hexagonal brush pot holds a handscroll, a flywhisk, two brushes, a folding fan, and a ruyi scepter; and an ink stone and mountain-shaped brush rest await the master’s return. On this beautifully made panel, the flowers are embroidered with miniscule pearls rather than white Panel with Flowers in Vase and Scholar's Objects 74103

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Size: 2263px × 3874px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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