Brush Holder

19th century

Not on view

A time-ravaged tree stump bedecked with the fresh growth of an encircling vine provokes a poignant awareness of beauty in nature's ever-changing forms. Bronze casting of this quality won wide acclaim for Japan's metalworking tradition, unknown in the West before the Meiji period.

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Title: Brush Holder
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.492
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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