Title: Brush Holder (Fude-zutsu)
Object type: Brush holder
Date: early 1870s
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Cast iron with relief inlay in silver, gold and shibuichi
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Diam. of rim 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. of foot 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Spiders