Brush with Carved Design
A slender carved bamboo cylinder stands upright against a dark ground, its surface densely worked with flowering branches, lotus-like blossoms, and birds among foliage. An inscription in characters runs down the upper section, and a carved band divides the tube near the middle.
Look closer: Carved birds perched among the lower foliage of the carved bamboo surface
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1573–1619
- Medium
- carved bamboo
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 1862 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1619).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift