Brush Washer in the Form of a Peony

16th-17th century (Ming dynasty (1368-1644))

16.2 cm 8.3 cm 14.6 cm

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Brush washers were used for removing excess ink from the brush and are essential tools for Chinese calligraphy and painting. It would have been placed on a desk with other writing instruments.

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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