Brush with plum blossoms

Brush with plum blossoms

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The plum blossoms at various stages of flowering that decorate this brush are an apt choice for a scholar’s implements. It is a theme often represented in literati painting and lauded in poetry.


Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.