Artists' ToolsChinese8th century
Duck-form ink palette
8th century
Description
Covered ink palette in the form of a striding duck with head turned slightly, the removable cover lightly domed and incised with a pattern suggesting feathers; light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration.
Dimensions
H. 3.7 x L. 10.3 x W. 7.8 cm (1 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
Related Artworks
View More
Artists' Tools
Tweezers
Barnett Newman, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Pen Box with Flowers and Birds
Unknown Artist, c. 1850-1875
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th centuryArtists' Tools
Large paintbrush
Barnett Newman, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Korean moveable metal type
Unknown Artist, 17th-19th century
Cast bronze
17th-19th centuryKoreanArtists' Tools
Small paintbrush
Barnett Newman, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Hammer
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Stencil
John Singer Sargent, 19th-20th century
Cut paper
19th-20th centuryAmericanArtists' Tools
Small paintbrush
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Rubber stamp
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Paint roller
Barnett Newman, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Small paintbrush
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Pen Box with Flowers and Putti
Lutf 'Ali Shirazi, 19th century
Opaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under non-original varnish
19th century