https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/77872/fullScholar's Desk Set18th centuryUnglazed porcelainGift of William J. and Kathleen A. Cavanaugh2000.012 a-j0Set of ten unglazed porcelain writing tools instruments:
a. brushpot in rectangular form with design of Three Friends
b. ink stone in the form of a peach
c. censer
d. scroll weight in form of dragon
e. water pot in the form of a pomegranate
f. brush washer in the form of a lotus leaf
g. brush rest in the form of pea pods
h. vase in the form bamboo stalks
i. seal box in the form of scrolls and a book
j. ink holder in the form of a melonCeramics19935036520Unidentified artistChinaThis exquisite desk set includes an inkstone in the form of a peach, an ink-stick holder in the form of a melon, a pomegranate shaped water-dropper, a peach-form censer, brush-holders of bamboo design, pea pods to function as a brush rest, a seal paste box in the form of a book and scroll, and a scroll weight in the form of a dragon amid waves. Elaborately modeled and carved porcelain reached a pinnacle of production from the late 18th century into the mid-twentieth century.
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