Paper Or Roll Holder (Stand)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1899
name: label: Donor Name
content: Gustavus Goward
notes: label: Notes
content: Illustrated p. 70 in Taylor, Paul Michael, and Christopher J. Lotis. 2008. Flagship of a fleet: a Korea Gallery guide. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Identified there as Brush holder; Porcelain; 12.5 x 12 cm; 19th century; Joseon. A brush holder was an essential part of every scholar's study, as was the brush, ink stone, ink stick, and paper. Joseon scholars were expected to be accomplished at calligraphy. Only members of the aristocratic yangban class had the time and education to pursue a scholarly life.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Middle, Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Korean
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 036044
label: USNM Number
content: E209173-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Brush Holder