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1573-1620

Incense or Brush Holder

Artist/maker unknown

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The front of this stand holds the relief figure of Gui Xing, an acolyte of the God of Literature who was widely venerated by the Chinese literati. Two scholars and a crane, a symbol of officialdom, are painted on the reverse.

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Artist/maker unknown, Incense or Brush Holder, 1573-1620 | Philadelphia Museum of Art