A brush holder with bamboo and chrysanthemum carved in low relief China 19th century Height: 13.7 cm. For a similar example from the Avery Brundage Collection and now in the Asian Art Museum , San Francisco dated Daoguang, see 'Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art' by Terese Tse Bartholomew, page 231. The author notes on page 176 that " the bamboo is a pun for congratulate and the chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity".
A brush holder with bamboo and chrysanthemum carved in low relief China 19th century Height: 13.7 cm. For a similar example from the Avery Brundage Collection and now in the Asian Art Museum , San Francisco dated Daoguang, see 'Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art' by Terese Tse Bartholomew, page 231. The author notes on page 176 that " the bamboo is a pun for congratulate and the chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity".