Title: Brush holder with flowers and poems
Object type: Brush holder
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820)
Medium: Molded gourd, black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Gourd
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2018
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY