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Brush holder in the form of a Buddhist swastika

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
1662–1722

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions H. 17.9 x W. 15.1 cm (7 1/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line John Gardner Coolidge Collection
Accession Number52.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

Marks Wanshou wujiang (10,000 years without limit) in underglaze blue, no frame. (See unicode entry for characters)
萬壽無疆
ProvenanceBy 1952, Mrs. John Gardner (Helen S.) Coolidge (d. 1962), Boston; 1952, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession date: March 13, 1952)