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Brush with Dragon Brush
This is a brush. It was made by Luan Chang and manufactured by Lianchang, Chinese, active in Shanghai c. 1900-1940. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is silver, bristle, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Chinese and Japanese silver was made for export to the Western market, an earlier tradition dating to the 17th century that resumed in the mid-19th century. The dragon was featured on all types of forms, such as these brushes from a toilet set, coffee pots with dragon spouts, and bowls with dragon handles.
This object was
donated by
Fong Chow.
It is credited Gift of Fong Chow.
- Black Dragon Vase
- porcelain.
- Gift of Denis Gallion and Daniel Morris.
- 1994-118-1
- Hanging, Royal Dragon, ca. 1920
- silk.
- 1988-30-3
- Button (China)
- cloisonne enamel, metal.
- Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott.
- 1959-66-73
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 4.2 × 18.5 × 5.5 cm (1 5/8 × 7 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Along edge of brush: [1] “LAINCHANG” in rectangular reserve, impressed (manufacturer’s or retailer’s mark) [2] Chinese character in square reserve, impressed (possibly maker's, manufacturer’s, or retailer’s mark)
Cite this object as
Brush with Dragon Brush; Manufactured by Lianchang, Chinese, active in Shanghai c. 1900-1940; Made by Luan Chang (Chinese); silver, bristle, wood; H x W x D: 4.2 × 18.5 × 5.5 cm (1 5/8 × 7 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.); Gift of Fong Chow; 1996-109-5
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.
