Brush holder with narrative scene, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Ivory, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3cm); Diam. of rim: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Diam. of base: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Ivories, The solitary angler may be a reference to a twelfth- or eleventh-century B.C. narrative in which a ruler named Wen seeks the advice of a scholar named Jiang Taigong. The role of the figures seated in the pavilion, the other fishermen, and the groups of figures with two oxen, is unclear
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Brush holder, narrative scene, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 18th century, China, Ivory, H, 5 1/4, 13.3cm, Diam, rim, 4 3/8, 11.1 cm, base, 9/16, 11.6, Ivories, solitary, angler, reference, twelfth, eleventh-century B.C, narrative, ruler, Wen seeks, advice, scholar, Jiang Taigong, role, figures seated, pavilion, fishermen, groups, figures, two oxen, unclear
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