Han Huang's Five Oxen Brushpot with Metal Accents

A Chinese hardwood brushpot with applied metal, to the exterior…
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A Chinese hardwood brushpot with applied metal, to the exterior in high relief of five oxen after the painting by Han Huang (723-787), the base and the interior applied with metal with studded accents to borders, incised four-character mark Jinxian Jushi to the base, 21.6 cm high. Han Huang (723-787), a chancellor during Tang dynasty, is survived by his famous painting, 'five oxen'. The image of the vivid oxen has graced many Chinese decorative art since the accession of the painting to the Chinese national collection. (723-787)

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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