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Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
Located in Greenwich, CT
Refined Chinese brush painting of plants, ink on rice paper, 19th century, signed with seal
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
H 15.5 in W 17.6 in D 1.5 in
Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Children Playing in Garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese brush painting of children playing in garden, ink and color on silk, 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Scholars Leisure in the Landscape
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant Chinese brush painting of landscape, scholars practicing arts in the mountains, 19th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Original Liberty London 19th Century Chinese Canton Brush Painting Watercolor
By Liberty & Co.
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original 19th century watercolor brush painting
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Refined Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden, beautiful colors and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Fine Asian Brush Painting of Pheasant and Quail
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fined Chinese brush painting of a pheasant and a quail under a plum tree, ink and color on silk
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Chinese Winter Landscape Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a minimalist color palette, this Chinese scroll
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Edo Six-Panel Silver Leaf Screen with Chinese Brush Calligraphy
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Edo period six-panel folding silver leaf screen featuring Chinese style brush
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf, Brass

Set of Four Framed Chinese Silk Flower and Bird Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Chinese silk paintings, beautifully presented in matching gilt and burl wood frames
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the Chinese scholar
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-century paintings are delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and were originally part of a set of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Coromandel Six-Panel Folding Screen, Chinese
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine antique Chinese hand painted coromandel 6 Panel Screen.20th century possibly earlier. Each
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
eyebrow hairs, artists might use brushes of six different sizes. Painting accurate faces was important
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bamboo Scroll Poems
Located in Somis, CA
A very large, 17" Chinese calligraphy brush with carved bamboo handle. The handle is a bamboo
Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Jaques Villon Cubist Painting
By Jacques Villon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jacques Villon cubist painting, multimedia watercolor gouache (Chinese white) sepia ink - from a
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Early 20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Jaques Villon Cubist Painting
Jaques Villon Cubist Painting
H 17.75 in W 14.75 in D 1 in
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Celadon Jade Barrel 15"
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush consisting a collection of 6 celadon jade barrel rings, each
Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Framed Chinese Calligraphy Scroll, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Set against a silk brocade backing, this early 20th century paper scroll is brushed with a work of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Six Panel Coromandel Lacquer Folding Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
censers, jade carvings, burlwood brush pots, and enameled porcelain. The back of the screen has a more
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Framed Chinese Watercolor Painting 'Bird on Flower' by Zhao Shao Ang in 1987
By Zhao Shao Ang
Located in Haarlem, NL
painting was widely broadened as a result of extensive traveling throughout China and now his work is
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Early 20th Century Impressionistic Oil Painting Flowers, Mécislas de Rakowski
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
background. The painting stands out for its impressionistic touch with thick brush / pallet strokes. The
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Constantin Kluge vibrant oil painting on Canvas City Scene France
By Constantin Kluge
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
, and Hong Kong, where he discovered a love for brush and ink painting. Kluge studied architecture at
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Black and White Abstract Painting "Cubic Light" by Edward Evans
By Edward Evans
Located in New York, NY
brush technique which is quite extraordinary to the eye. The painting has strong contrasts and yet
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Hardstone Brush Washer Archaic Ruyi Qing early 20
Located in Richmond, CA
painting brushes. The body of the brush washer is adorned with archaic decorations of relief carvings and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Abstract Black and White Contemporary Painting "Nonconforming" by Edward Evans
By Edward Evans
Located in New York, NY
mastering this air brush technique which is quite extraordinary to the eye. The painting has strong
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Lacquered Brush Box with Painted Birds, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush box, made in the chinese style. In 19th-century Europe, oriental objects were
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Painting, Framed Panel, Dahlias and Roosters, circa 1920
Located in Kyoto, JP
Tanaka Tessen (b.1890) Dahlias and Roosters Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) Japanese Framed Painting Pair, Carp and Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
associated with Chinese landscape paintings of the Song dynasty. Dimensions: Each image - H. 37” x W. 18
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century Korean Grapevine and Squirrel Scroll Painting, Mid Joseon Period
Located in Kyoto, JP
, plump grapes provided ample opportunity for expressive "brush play”. In this painting the artist has
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Antique 17th Century Korean Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Calligraphy Brush Bamboo Buddha's Belly
Located in Somis, CA
bring a great deal of good luck. This special piece functions perfectly as a brush for painting and ink
Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Pair of Antique Framed Chinese Silk and Bird Paintings
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and very decorative Chinese export paintings. Very good condition in natural bamboo
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Prints

Materials

Paper, Bamboo

Pair Blue and White Calligraphy Brushes
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of blue white porcelain handle Chinese calligraphy brushes. Each handle with 6 hand painted
Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Porcelain

Pair Blue and White Calligraphy Brushes
Pair Blue and White Calligraphy Brushes
H 12 in W 1.25 in D 1.25 in
Monumental Calligraphy Brush 37" Marble Rings
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary, oversize Chinese calligraphy brush with a collection of 14 jumbo marble rings
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Marble

Pink Rhodonite Gemstone Calligraphy Brush 15"
Located in Somis, CA
This is a very rare brush made with 5 rose pink rhodonite gemstones, each stone measuring at 1.25
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Marble

Calligraphy Brush Serpentine Barrels 15" Misty Mountains
Located in Somis, CA
A testament to traditional craftsmanship, this large Chinese calligraphy brush is skillfully
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Serpentine

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Located in Somis, CA
Very unique, one of a kind Chinese calligraphy brush with the fine goat hair, decorated with a
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2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Goat Hair

Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
Calligraphy Brush with Goat Bone and Hair
H 9.5 in W 1.75 in D 1.75 in
Calligraphy Brush Blue and White Double Happiness
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with blue and white porcelain. Handle with hand painted blue
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Botanical Painting, Bamboo Plant
Located in Miami, FL
, meticulous brush strokes and delicate color pallet were characteristic style of the work from Song and Ming
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20th Century English Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

XL Calligraphy Brush Jade Archer's Rings 17" Engraved
Located in Somis, CA
The extra large, extraordinary 17" Chinese calligraphy brush captivates with its fusion of history
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2010s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle Extra Large
Located in Somis, CA
The Chinese eglomise snuff bottle is a captivating masterpiece, showcasing the delicate art of
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Agate

Set of 3 Calligraphy Brushes Blue and White
Located in Somis, CA
A set of 3 beautiful porcelain handle Chinese calligraphy brushes. The handles with hand painted
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Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

XL Calligraphy Brush Engraved Jade Archer's Rings 17"
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary 17" Chinese calligraphy brush consisting a collection of 7 jade Archer's rings
Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

James Williamson Bell (English), Coot Chick and Water Lillies, Woodblock, C1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
oriental brush painting, a technique that was to shape his later work. Bell often exhibited in France
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Late 20th Century British Paintings

Materials

Paper

James Williamson Bell (English), Blackbird, Woodblock, C1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
travel more widely spending many months in China. It was there he developed a love of oriental brush
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Late 20th Century British Paintings

Materials

Paper

Wooded landscape, South of France, 1900-25
Located in Kenilworth, IL
painting shows a mastery of depth and a fluidity of brush work with fresh, vibrant color and a proficiency
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Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Ethel Mortlock, 'Town', Marie Adelaide Brassey 'Marchioness of Willingdon
Located in Pewsey, GB
between years 1878-1893 no less than 29 paintings also at the Grosvenor Galleries. Many of Paintings in
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Huge Calligraphy Brush Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Cherry Blossoms
Located in Somis, CA
functional as a painting or calligraphing brush and artistic as a design element. We also have a smaller
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Attributed Kano Toshun
Located in Rio Vista, CA
brush of Toshun. The large screens feature vivid ink and natural pigment colors on mulberry paper with
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
artist at least once. Each painting was mounted with blue brocade suji stripes on the upper and lower
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Japanese Meiji Two Panel Screen Geese and Reeds
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Japan from China in the 13th century. This was a popular subject for Japanese zen artists of the period
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Korean Folding Chaekgeori Painted Scholar Floor Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
flowers, potted orchids, pen holders with brush pens and scroll paintings, incense burner, ink stone
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20th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Wood, Paper

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Located in Chicago, IL
any document or calligraphy painting, seal marks conveyed the scholar's authority and affirmed the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
H 1.5 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
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Chinese Painting Brush For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese painting brush you’re looking for. A Chinese painting brush — often made from bamboo, paper and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese painting brush — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese painting brush, those designed in Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese painting brush that is appealing in its simplicity, but Liberty & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Painting Brush?

Prices for a Chinese painting brush can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $147 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $462.
Questions About Chinese Painting Brush
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes, you can paint your Chinese cabinet, though unless it is in poor condition, doing so is usually frowned upon. You will have to sand down the surface beforehand, as most Chinese cabinets have a lacquer finish.

  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.