Huang-hua-li hardwoodexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 98.78.5
The grain of this large brush holder is strongly figured in a shape suggesting some type of animal. Unusual markings such as this were highly valued by the literati. As with convoluted t'ai-hu garden rocks, root furniture, or burlwood patterns, there was a high appreciation for qualities of abstraction found in nature.
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