Brush washer with twin dragons

Brush washer with twin dragons

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This charming brush washer has a compressed globular body that rests on three short, cloud-shaped feet. Its exterior is finely cast with a pair of chi dragons clambering sinuously with their paws on the mouth rim: one with its head arched upwards, the other peering into the interior of the washer. The entire vessel is covered with a warm variegated patina with no trace of being buried underground.

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.