17th-18th century
The brush rest is modelled as a reclining boy with raised legs, his head resting on his left hand while holding the stalk of a double gourd, which has a sash tied around the
waist.
His right hand rests along his side, with a squirrel resting on his shoulder. Smiling, with his hair bound in a double topknot, the boy is wearing an apron with an incised circle pattern tied at the back.
The bronze has a warm golden patina.
Length: 5.8 cm
Provenance: David Ketel (1913-2006). Former Dutch diplomat in Beijing, 1954-56 and 1960-62, acquired in the 1950s
WF 113 十七至十八世紀 銅鎏金臥童筆架
筆架呈斜臥男孩之形，男孩枕在其左手上，手持一葫蘆，右肩上倚著一隻松鼠。
長5.8公分
來源：1954-1956 與 1960-1962 年間駐北京荷蘭外交官David Ketel (1913-2006) 於 1950 年代獲得之珍藏
