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What is a Chinese brush?
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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.
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Outstanding Quality Antique Chinese Brush Pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Chinese brush pot having an outstanding quality antique Chinese brush
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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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 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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Finely Carved Chinese Brush Holder Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Rosewood brush holder (pen pot) circa late Qing dynasty. Finely carved on surface with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood
