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Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
spirit. This early 20th century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Wood

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush was among the four treasures found in a traditional
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s Rug with Confucian Pictorial Design
Located in Dallas, TX
of objects can be seen: a bundle of scrolls, a vessel containing calligraphy brushes, some ink pots
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Wool

19th Century Chinese Root Wood Calligraphy Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful 19th century Chinese brush pot made from a hardwood root. The root brush pot
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Ming style hand carved bamboo brush pot carved in the round with various scenes against the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Bamboo

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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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Silver Leaf, Brass

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 Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper

Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Antique Asian Red Coral and Purple Stone Calligraphy Brush Set with Stand
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful unique red lacquered stand is used to present calligraphy horsehair brushes that are
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Coral

Chinese Blue Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Cypress

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Cypress

Fine Chinese Bamboo Root Carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
pots were used by Chinese and Korean scholars between the 18th and 19th century. Calligraphy brushes
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Chinese Old Bamboo Slips with Calligraphy Jiandu, 59 Piece Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
Bamboo and wooden slips - jiandú- were the main media for writing documents in China before the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Wood

Rare Traditional Chinese Bamboo Hand-carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Soapstone

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
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Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Cypress

Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable and rare collection of five 19th century Chinese wabi sabi root wood scholar's brush
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19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Wood

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 Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Stone

Small Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Brush Pot
Located in Central England, GB
A Small Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Brush Pot This stylishly restrained hexagonal
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19th Century Unknown Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Inkstone
Located in Vosselaar, BE
stick, paper and brush). When practicing calligraphy the ink (in solid form) was dispersed on the stone
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Inkstone
19th Century Chinese Inkstone
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Chinese Winter Landscape Painting, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
by artist Wang Yu in the early 20th century, brushed in the style of late 17th century calligraphy
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper

Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Stone

Chinese Petite Tea Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brushwork of Chinese calligraphy. The original iron staples can be seen on the corners of the tray, which
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Pine

Chinese Petite Tea Tray, c. 1900
Chinese Petite Tea Tray, c. 1900
H 1.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.25 in
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
underside of the tray is painted a bright forest green and brushed with Chinese calligraphy in a contrasting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Pine, Lacquer

Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900
H 1.25 in W 9.75 in D 9.75 in
Chinese Four Drawer Inlaid Altar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy brushes, bulb pots with narcissus flowers, and rootwood plant stands bearing graceful bouquets
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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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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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Fabric

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century footed stoneware plate is cloaked in a blue-grey glaze and brushed with
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century footed plate is cloaked in a cool, off-white glaze and brushed with
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic

Chinese 19C Bleu de Hue Bitong Butterflies Flowers Cobalt Blue Vietnamese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Chinese porcelain Bitong (??) or Brushpots is a container for holding the brushes
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Porcelain

Antique Kangxi/Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Plate Pomegranate Halberd or Ji
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
lotus flower bound together with a calligraphy brush and a halberd, alternating with a lotus flower with
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18th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Porcelain

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed, dipped, and poured
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Pottery, Stoneware

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
H 6.89 in Dm 2.96 in
Rare Lion Figurine Pillow, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
from beyond China. For example, lion-shaped artifacts were found, as were a number of examples
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Dynasty. Many of these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Dynasty. Many of these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
No Reserve
H 8.39 in Dm 7.09 in
"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio, " Ink and Paint on Fabric, 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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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Silk, Ink, Pigment

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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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
also traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects. Bundai is a low table
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Lacquer

Aranea diadima a study by Walter Spies, an artist living in Indonesia in the 30s
Located in PARIS, FR
identify. The watercolor was done on strong cardboard, decorated with Chinese calligraphy on the back. It
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1920s Art Deco Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Watercolor

Antique 19th Century Large Chinese Soap Stone Brush Pot, circa 1890
Located in GB
This large Chinese soap stone brush pot was made for holding brushes used by scholars for Chinese
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1890s Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Stone

Chinese Calligraphy Brushes
Located in Stamford, CT
Group of four Chinese calligraphy brushes, two of polished bone and red coral, one of bone and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Chinese Calligraphy Brushes
H 12 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
Chinese Calligraphy Brush, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
spirit. This early 20th century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Elm

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th century, this fine calligraphy brush would have been an essential tool for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Calligraphy Brush Towel Bar
Located in Chicago, IL
spirit. This early 20th-century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Steel

2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Calligraphy Brushes Horsehair Bristiles
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Chinese calligraphy brushes with horsehair bristles and carved Jade handles
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Jade

Chinese Burl Wood Calligraphy Brush, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic. This 19th century calligraphy brush is an exquisite burl wood
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Burl

Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Bone Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
A bone calligraphy brush from Northern China carved with Scholar's from c. 1900 on a custom mount
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Bone

Chinese Black Lacquer Calligraphy Brush Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
scholar’s collection of prized calligraphy brushes. One of the four treasures to be found in the studio of a
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Brass

Powder Blue and Gilt Chinese Brush Pot with Calligraphy Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese powder blue brush pot with gilt calligraphy decoration. Late 19th-early 20th century with
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Porcelain

Chinese Shan Shui Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A twist on traditional blue-and-white ceramics, rich shades of red decorate this ceramic brush pot
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic, Paint

Chinese Cypress Brush Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Cypress

Early 20th Century Chinese Tapered Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study, the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and ink stone a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Elm

Chinese Tree Trunk Brush Pot, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

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Elm

Petite Lime Green Chinese Brush Washer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars to rinse ink from their calligraphy brushes. This shallow brush washer has a compressed globular
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1920s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Calligraphy Cabinet in Original Red Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese calligraphy cabinet with original red lacquer. Two pair of doors; Upper section with
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Elm

Chinese Bamboo Lotus Leaf Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer and Gilt Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
collection of brushes for use in calligraphy and painting. Placed beside his inkpot and insktone, this
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Landscape Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
, featuring a small house and fisherman mid-cast. Once intended to hold brushes, pens, and other calligraphy
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique Chinese calligraphy brush for your home. An antique Chinese calligraphy brush — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Chinese calligraphy brush — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique Chinese calligraphy brush, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush?

Prices for an antique Chinese calligraphy brush can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $118 and can go as high as $2,900, while the average can fetch as much as $650.