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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Chinese Dahua Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Set upon its side, we display this dahua stone like a traditional scholars' rock (gongshi). Meditating on the stone’s irregular composition, the Qing-dynasty scholar sought inspirati...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Paintings By The Poet Yan Zhen RARE 3-Volume Set 2008
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Yan Zhen born 1930 is a Chinese poet, painter, and calligrapher, best known in China for his writing. Yan has published over 30 works of literature, including poetry, prose, and fict...
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Chinese Ming 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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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, symbolism, and artistic finesse. Comprising a collection of seven jade Archer's ri...
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Chinese Qing 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Large Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Water Margin IPSB Ya Qin c.2009
Located in Richmond, CA
This remarkable glass snuff bottle, crafted by the esteemed artist Ya Qing in the spring of 2009, is a masterful example of inside painting. The bottle showcases...
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Chinese Qing 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Cut Glass

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, each 1.5" wide. Historically such rings were worn by the royals and imperial archers ...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element. Bone ferrule and h...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone

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 ring measures 1.5" wide. Historically such rings were wo...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Abstract Scholar Rock Viewing Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a highly abstract scholar rock on a fitted wood stand collected by an American collector in Palm Desert, CA. The dense rock in dark grey is likely granite and takes a natural sculptural form of a bird, which explains the note on the back from the previous collector "A Constantin Brancusi Bird". The rock is presented in the tradition of a Chinese scholar rock on a fitted carved wood stand, very sculptural and visually interesting from different angles. While Chinese scholar stones are appreciated all over the world, many collectors also look into their local stone sources that reflect the same spirit and philosophy of using the viewing stone...
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American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Crystal Calligraphy Brush
Located in Somis, CA
A large, 14.5" Chinese calligraphy brush with crystal handle. The clear crystal glass symbolizes the character of purity and integrity, which are the...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Crystal

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 scroll featuring three meticulously carved ancient poems, ...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Bamboo

New Brush Stand Solid Wenge Wood Small Holds 12
Located in Somis, CA
Our calligraphy brush stands are made of solid wenge wood, a prized, sustainable, exotic wood with beautiful grains. Top of the stands are deco...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Wenge

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 beautiful natural goat tail bone. Goat hair is prized for its fine quality, essential f...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Goat Hair

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Olive Jasper Barrel Beads
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade olive jasper barrel beads. An unique brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element....
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

New Brush Stand Solid Wenge Wood Large Holds 16
Located in Somis, CA
Our calligraphy brush stands are made of solid wenge wood, a prized, sustainable, exotic wood with beautiful grains. Top of the stands are deco...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Wood, Wenge

21st Century by Giusti & Di Rosa "Listello E Porta Carta" Marble Desk Accessory
Located in massa, IT
Desk accessory designed by Giusti Di Rosa Size Listello : cm 2 x 6 x height 40 Size porta carta : cm 20 x 10 x height 4 Materials: White Carrara-national travertine Designer: G...
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Italian Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Marble

Cloisonné Dragon Calligraphy Brush, 1 Brush
Located in Somis, CA
For sale is ONE brush. PLEASE MESSAGE US WITH YOUR CHOICE OF COLOR (Red, Yellow, Green Only. Blue is sold out). Beautiful calligraphy brushes in fine cloisonné featuring dragons. A t...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Metal

New Brush Stand Solid Wengé Wood Medium Holds 14
Located in Somis, CA
Our calligraphy brush stands are made of solid wengé wood, a prized, sustainable, exotic wood with beautiful grains. Top of the stands are deco...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Wenge

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 ston...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Limestone

Woodgrain Scroll Stand, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Limited
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Woodgrain scroll stand Antique copper Hand repousse Limited Edition Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique origin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Copper

Jiulongbi Mountain Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is a focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio, evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. Polished to bring...
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Chinese Qing 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Sotheby's; Scholarly Works of Art, The Mary & George Bloch Collection, First Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, October 2005. First edition Hardcover, 202 pp., 149 lots,...
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Hong Kong 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

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Paper

Pair of Large Carved Chinese Jade Plates
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of jade plates are carved in a very delicate thin form allowing the stones natural striations and color to show through. The polish and luster are...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Chinese "Winged Guardian" Lingbi Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks, lingbi stones such as this were fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Meditating on the sto...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Scholar's Objects

Materials

Limestone

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Located in Somis, CA
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