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| Keywords: Chinese - Brushwasher in the Form of a Peony - Walters 42278 - Profile.jpg This brush washer was carved in the round most likely with wooden tools or sandstone drills polishers coated with mineral paste to break away the hard jade It is in the shape of a peony known as the queen of flowers and as a sign of wealth and distinction White peopnies symbolize young girls who are wise and beautiful The brush washer was used to clean paintbrushes and would have been placed on a desk with other writing instruments century 16 17 jade cm 8 15 5 accession number 42 278 3885 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters place of origin China Walters Art Museum license Art of China in the Walters Art Museum Chinese jade Brush washers Peonies in art 16th-century decorative arts | ||||
