Brushwasher in Form of Lingzhi Fungus
A small porcelain brushwasher glazed in pale celadon, its shallow dish modeled as a lingzhi fungus with a raised stem, curling scroll forms, and a glossy, unbroken surface. The piece is set against a plain gray ground that lets the soft green-white glaze and its carved relief stand out clearly.
Look closer: A small dark speck and faint glaze pooling sit on the lower right of the dish, easily missed against the glossy surface.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1736–95
- Medium
- porcelain with celadon glaze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2204 × 1642 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1795).
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, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection