Brush holder carved of boxwood (Buxus sinica)with motif of pine trees, bamboos, and plum trees, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Brush holder carved of boxwood (Buxus sinica)with motif of pine trees, bamboos, and plum trees, Qing dynasty, 18th century

• Image Number: K1G000014N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: Container, stationery, stationery
• Material: Plants/wood/boxwood
• Description:
  The natural boxwood trunk is made into a pen holder. On one side, a picture of apes playing is embossed. On the rocks in the mountains, female apes are grooming young apes. On one side of the cliff, there are pine trees and peach trees. On the other side, young apes are playing peach picking; On the other side, plum trees and bamboos hanging from the original trunk are carved, where birds live. The deep carving and shallow carving are flexible, and the knife technique is neat.