A SEVEN-SECTION CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH HOLDER
JOSEON DYNASTY (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Carved with seven connected cylinders designed to hold brushes of different lengths, each cylinder carved with Longevity symbols of the Ten Signs of Long Life (Sipjangsaeng-do), the carved decoration stained and polished golden brown and the shallow recessed background areas and rims lacquered black
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
A SEVEN-SECTION CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH HOLDER
JOSEON DYNASTY (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Carved with seven connected cylinders designed to hold brushes of different lengths, each cylinder carved with Longevity symbols of the Ten Signs of Long Life (Sipjangsaeng-do), the carved decoration stained and polished golden brown and the shallow recessed background areas and rims lacquered black
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
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