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Chinese Brush Washer

Brush Washer-Rose Quartz on a Custom Hand Carved Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese brush washer in the form of a peach, which represents wisdom. The peach is hand carved from
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects

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Wood, Rose Quartz

Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain Spotted Deer Brush Washer, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and elegant Chinese brush washer in the form of a recumbent spotted deer, Qing dynasty
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer Depicting an asymmetrical rectangular rock pond, with blossoming
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer
Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer
H 1 in W 6.75 in D 3 in
Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

19th Century Antique Chinese Agate Brush Washer
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese agate brush washer, decorated in the from of a flower diameter 10cm
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

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Agate

19th Century Antique Chinese Jadeite Brush Washer with Dragon
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese jadeite brush washer, decorated in the from of dragon, external rim
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

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Jade

Chinese Guangxu Coral Glazed Porcelain Brush Washer/Ink Well
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese coral glazed porcelain brush washer or inkwell decorated with a bamboo sprig
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Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Fine Chinese Ram Headed White Jadeite Brush Washer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Chinese Ram Headed White Jadeite Brush Washer The transparent white jadeite with hues of
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20th Century Antiquities

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Jade

Marked Chinese Porcelain 1970s-1980s ProC Brush Washer Marked Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated brush washer with a scene of landscape. Marked at base. Condition
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Marked Chinese Porcelain 1970s-1980s ProC Brush Washer Marked Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated brush washer with a scene of birds in trees. Marked at base. Condition
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
washers, each carved from the root ball of a bamboo plant. Brush washers were originally used by Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls

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Wood

Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Washer in the Form of an Elephant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
open and forming a cylindrical cavity, possibly for use as a brush washer.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Hardstone Brush Washer Archaic Ruyi Qing early 20
Located in Richmond, CA
This antique hand-carved sodalite hardstone brush washer is a stunning example of traditional
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Near Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Brush Washers
Located in New York, NY
Densely painted in blue monochrome enamel with Chinoiserie scenes. Unmarked. Of substantial size and suitable as cachepots.
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20th Century Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

A Finely Carved Chinese Agate Brush Washer on Stand, Republic Period Circa 1940
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
. Washer dimensions, 1.75" high (2.5" high on the stand) x 3.1/8" wide x 2.5" deep.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects

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Agate

19thC Japanese Cloisonné Brush Washer Bowl, Meiji Period circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an unusual cloisonné Brush Washer bowl, made in Japan and dating to the 19th Meiji Period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A FINE 19th C CHINESE THREE LEGGED RU WARE PORCELAIN WASHER/STAND.Qing Dynasty.
Located in London, GB
A FINE 19th Century CHINESE THREE LEGGED RU WARE PORCELAIN WASHER/STAND. A beautiful brush
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Bowl with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer and the bowl comes with
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Pottery

Chinese Late Qing Carved Soapstone Jar Shaped Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese soapstone brush pot of jar shape believed to date from the latter Qing
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Antique Early 1900s Asian Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Chinese Celadon Green Jade Carving, Triple Vase, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
An extremely finely carved antique Chinese Qing dynasty, Celadon green triple vase/brush washer
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Jade

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Chinese Blue and White Circular Bowl, 16th-17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese circular bowl beautifully painted in a brilliant enamel blue. The outside is decorated with different scenes, including animals and flowers. The inside bottom is painted wi...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Blue-and-White Vase
Located in Norton, MA
A Chinese blue-and-white vase with covered, with "Reverse" cloud designs surrounding figural scenes in reserve.   
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20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Ming Dynasty Bronze Gu Beaker Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese bronze vase, Gu, the trumpet-shaped upper section cast with four blades filled with archaic designs. Center and lower sections depicting Toadies with very intricate backgroun...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Vases

Materials

Bronze

Mid-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Rose Temple Jar with Lid
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console with this important antique porcelain ginger jar. Created in China circa 1840 and round in shape, the carved, colorful vase features floral decor, and is further e...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period ( 1868 - 1912 ). Executed with black lacquer, holding a bronze hand mirror ( ekagami)...
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Antique 1880s Dutch Meiji Antiquities

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Bronze

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby Red Glass Overlay Clear Horses Snuff Bottle Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique late Qing Dynasty ruby red glass overlay clear ground snuff bottle, hand carved with a horse in a treed meadow scene to each side, carved elephant head and ring taoties to s...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Antique Japanese/Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. A Mariage Edo and Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700 Tea Bowl Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Ty...
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Antique 17th Century Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Qing Dynasty A Antique Chinese Porcelain Gu Vase
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique 19th century Chinese porcelain Gu vase decorated with shuangxi, the Measures: 9.25'' diameter x 16'' high.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Taihu Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Taihu stones are naturally occurring limestone rocks native to Lake Tai in Jiangsu Province, China. They are revered as scholars' rocks and meditation stones and are frequently used ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Taihu Stone
Chinese Taihu Stone
H 59 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Japanese Dramatically Carved and Lacquered Stack Box on Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese dramatically carved and lacquered stack box on stand. Meiji period (1868 - 1912) lacquer stacking box, traditionally used for bringing mochi (rice cake) to celebrati...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Scholar Stone Mountain Form with Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) on a fitted display wood stand circa 19th century. This is likely a grey Lingbi typ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Figure of Shouxing, the God of Longevity
Located in Austin, TX
A finely modeled Chinese porcelain figure of the Chinese God of Longevity, Shouxing, Republic Period, early 20th century, China. The God of Longevity, called Shouxing or Shoulao, sta...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Shadow Agate Cameo Relief Carved Snuff Bottle Scholar Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese late Qing dynasty shadow agate snuff bottle, exquisitely carved to depict a scene of contemplative serenity. It features a scholar, thoughtfully seated on a rock, positione...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Agate

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period China, Circa 1700 An exquisite Chinese Blue and White Spittoon from the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi Period, showcasing the fin...
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

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Chinese Porcelain Figural Brush Pot or Brush Washer
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charming brush washer with a reclining scholar figure holding a cup in very soft shades of blue
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

Chinese Jade Brush Washer with Openwork Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is a Chinese jade brush washer that nicely cut from a translucent celadon color jade. The
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

20th Century Carved Chinese Green Jade Brush Washer
Located in Drottningholm, SE
20th century carved Chinese Green Jade brush washer. There are twigs of pine that surrounds the
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Jade

19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Agate Brush Washer
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty carved agate brush washer. The agate displays a range of
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Agate

Peach Bloom Porcelain Scholar Brush Washer, Chinese, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
On a carved wood stand, late 18th or early 19th century.
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Agate Brush Washer
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A late 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty carved agate brush washer. The translucent white agate
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Agate

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Egg/Spinach Glazed Frogs
Located in Geneva, IL
A pair (two frogs), antique 19th century porcelain famille vert egg and spinach glaze brush washer
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Antique 19th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Purple Glass Tripod Vessel
Located in Winter Park, FL
Boda notes that the Palace archives recorded three-legged opaque white and red overlay brush washers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Petite Lime Green Chinese Brush Washer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Set beside the four treasures of the scholars' studio, brush washers were used by Qing-dynasty
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Spirit Screen Brush Washer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set beside the four treasures of the scholars' studio, brush washers were used by Qing-dynasty
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Spirit Screen Brush Washer
Chinese Spirit Screen Brush Washer
H 5.5 in W 5.25 in D 3.75 in
Chinese Imperial Blue Porcelain Brush Washer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Chinese blue monochrome glazed porcelain brush washer of rounded bulbous shape
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Imperial Blue Porcelain Brush Washer
Chinese Imperial Blue Porcelain Brush Washer
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H 2.76 in Dm 2.76 in
Chinese Blue and White Prunus Blossom Porcelain Brush Washer
Located in Chicago, IL
Part of a calligrapher’s set of tools, the brush washer was used to remove excess ink from brushes
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Chinese blue and white brush washer Qing Dynasty 19C Wang Xizhi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A top quality Chinese porcelain dish/brush washer with, Qing Dynasty Of shallow conical form with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Agate Brush Washer Carved in the Form of a Lotus Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese scholar would have used this finely carved agate brush washer to rinse the ink from his
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Agate

Chinese Amethyst Peach
Located in Chicago, IL
A Qing dynasty scholar would have used this finely crafted amethyst brush washer to rinse the ink
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Amethyst

Chinese Amethyst Peach
Chinese Amethyst Peach
H 2.75 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Chinese Mountain Form Stone Brush Washer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set beside the four treasures of the scholars' desk, this naturally-formed stone brush washer would
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Carved Chinese Agate Brush Washer on Rosewood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
From the Estate of C.Z. Guest. This fine small washer carved from naturally banded agate in the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Agate

Antique Pair of Ceramic Hand Painted Duck Form Pottery Brush Washers
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th century duck form pottery brush washers. They have been hand painted in hues of emerald
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

China Jade Vase "Scholar Garden"
Located in South Burlington, VT
China- a very nice jade bud vase or slender brush washer 4.5" high and 2" diameter. Finely carved
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Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

China Jade Vase "Scholar Garden"
China Jade Vase "Scholar Garden"
H 4.5 in W 2 in D 2 in
Antique Ceramic Brush Washer with Chinese Calligraphy and Striking Red Accent
Located in New York, NY
An unusually large and heavy antique Chinese ceramic brush washer with three lines of blue hand
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Carved Zitan Brush-Washer
Located in Vancouver, BC
Beautifully carved Zitan antique brush-washer in the form of a lotus. The wood has historically
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

19th Century Chinese Celadon Brush Washer
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Chinese Celadon Brush Washer with an Organic shape, & classic Chinese symbols are
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Carved Jade Brush Washer/Bowl
Located in Winnetka, IL
A beautfully carved spinach jade brush washer with stylized dragons as handles. Rich coloration.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures

Rare Zitan wood brush-washer.
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rare Chinese carved Zitan wood brush-washer. Zitan was a valuable and scarce wood used primarily
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Hetian Jade Brush Washer with Calligraphy
Located in Vancouver, BC
Beautiful hetian jade brush washer on lovely carved scented wood stand. Poem with Jiaqing dynasty
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Chinese Brush Washers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century duck form pottery brush washers. Exquisite deep colors of turquoise, grape and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Brush Washers
Chinese Brush Washers
H 10 in W 7 in D 6 in
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Chinese Brush Washer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese brush washer available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and stone, every Chinese brush washer was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese brush washer — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Chinese brush washer is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Chinese Brush Washer?

Prices for a Chinese brush washer start at $128 and top out at $11,880 with the average selling for $1,245.
Questions About Chinese Brush Washer
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A brush washer is something that is used by artists and painters to clean their brushes. Cleaning brushes increases longevity and reduces their constant replacement. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage brush washers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A Chinese brush is an ink brush or paintbrush. It was invented in China around 3,000 B.C. and was predominantly used by Chinese calligraphy artists and later on by Japanese and Korean artists. Find Chinese brushes from different periods on 1stDibs.