A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

Foliated plate with rocks, plants, and melons

Unrecorded maker

14th century · Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)

Brush washer with lotus

Unrecorded maker

13th–14th century · Stoneware with incised decoration under a celadon glaze (Longquan ware)

Brush Rest with Persian Inscription

Unrecorded maker

early 16th century · Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Wrist rest with kingfisher and lotus

Unrecorded maker

1368–1644 · Carved red lacquer

The Gateway Character “Lotus”

Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki) (d. 1673)

ca. 1663–64 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong

Unrecorded maker

mid-17th century · Porcelain with incised decoration painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Brush Holder with Literary Gathering

Unrecorded maker

mid-18th century · Silver

Brush holder with the story of Pan An

Unrecorded maker

18th century · Ivory

Brush holder with flowers and poems

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Molded gourd, black lacquer

Brush holder with lotus decoration

Unrecorded maker

mid-19th century · Porcelain with openwork design

Brush holder with pomegranate and inscription

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and copper red

Brush holder with Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion

Unrecorded maker

18th–19th century · Jade (nephrite)