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A FINE WHITE PORCELAIN BRUSH HOLDER
Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
Cylindrical with a slightly recessed foot, finely carved in relief on the surface
with a continuous frieze of the symbols of long life, including deer, cranes,
bamboo, pine, rocks and, reishi fungus, covered in a transparent glaze with
a slightly blue cast
With a wood tomobako storage box
6 1/8in (15.6cm) high
$40,000 - 50,000

For a similar brush pot, see National Museum of Korea, Joseon shidae
moonbang jaegu (The Elegant Beauty of Joseon-Period Scholars’ Studies),
Seoul, 1992, pl. 356, pp. 121

690 (alternate view)

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