Scholars Desk

The shape of this bowl is unusual, and it might have been used as a water wash for the scholar's desk. The bowl is signed on the base in blue underglaze mark "Mazuku Kiln Kozan Made".

They appeared on household altars, scholar's desks, incense burners and ritual stands, serving both devotional and decorative purposes.

This finely woven antique European tapestry features a richly detailed pictorial scene of a seated scholar at a writing desk, surrounded by architectural and pastoral elements.

In sum, this one piece provides a microcosm of the natural world, intended for contemplation, and therefore ready for its place among a scholar's objects, for a desk or personal alta...

This depicts a slumbering woman, represented as an allegorical figure of philosophy, amidst the traditional attributes of a scholar’s study: a desk with a quill pen, a pile of books ...

Framed by billowing clouds, a man rides a horse through rocky terrain, two men carry goods to market using balanced yokes, and an artist scholar sits at his desk in a courtyard home.

Presented in grand Chinoiserie style, each panel features three sections of black lacquered compartments inlaid with a variety of scholar objects fashioned from semi gemstones. The t...