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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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th-Century Chinese Cloisonne Calligraphy Brush
Located in Pomona, CA
This is Chinese Calligraphy Brush, specifically featuring a cloisonné handle. The handle is crafted
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Copper
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden
Located in Stamford, CT
scholars, mainly to hold calligraphy brushes when not in use.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
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
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
Antique Asian Red Coral and Purple Stone Calligraphy Brush Set with Stand
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful, unique red lacquered stand is a stunning showcase for calligraphy horsehair brushes
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Coral
Chinese Spotted Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is an early 20th-century brush pot, a container used to hold select calligraphy
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Yellow Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Cypress
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
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot, a container traditionally used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a scholars' studio
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Burl
Chinese Speckled Green Brush Rest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Twisted Rootwood Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Burl
Chinese Green Glazed Brush Rest Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Burl
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Burl
A Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood
"Treasures of the Scholars' Studio, " Ink and Paint on Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the Chinese scholar
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Silk, Ink, Pigment
"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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Fabric
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. To prepare ink for painting or writing, the scholar would have
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Robin's Egg Peach Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. To prepare ink for painting or writing, the scholar would grind
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Painting Stone Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
resembling calligraphy brush strokes. The bottle is finished with a red bead stopper and brass snuff spoon.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Stone
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Stone
Antique Japanese Burl Tobako Bon Scholar's Object
Located in Bridgeport, CT
or a piece of bamboo for used tobacco ash. Could be also used for calligraphy brush pots or as a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
patterned natural material often used for making calligraphy brush handles. The barrel-shaped inro is capped
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Korean Painting, Wall Panel, 17th Century Ink Grapevine
Located in Kyoto, JP
these plants could be rendered monochromatically with simple ink and a calligraphic brush made them
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17th Century Korean Other Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako
Located in PARIS, FR
traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects.
Bundai is a low table used to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Lacquer
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
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Lacquer
1852 Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi Urushi mid Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
info.
No.3 seemed to be for storing Fude (calligraphy brush), and No.2 seemed to be for the inkstone
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1850s Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Celadon & Green Turquoise Glazed Kangxi Scholar Brush Rest
Located in Atlanta, GA
function and aesthetic refinement. Brush rests were integral tools in the art of calligraphy and painting
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Porcelain
Small Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Brush Pot
Located in Central England, GB
store their calligraphy and art brushes upside down to protect the bristles.
Circa 1890
Dimensions
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19th Century Unknown Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Hardwood
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 Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wool
$2,474 Sale Price
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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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Stone
1894 Meiji Japanese Antique Washi paper covered wooden box wabi sabi primitive
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Paper covered wooden box with lid - made around 1894 (Meiji 27), written on the lid with brush
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Edo-Period Actor Portrait with Umbrella – School of Katsukawa Shunshō, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
reflection.
Above, the elegantly brushed calligraphy may include the actor’s name and a poetic verse related
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Paper
Antique Petite Secrétaire
Located in Malibu, CA
, brushes, and calligraphy tools. The round cutout was made for holding an ink pot. The fruitwood on this
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Stone
Exquisite Signed Chinese Carved Bamboo Root Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
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Brush pots were used by Chinese and Korean scholars between the 18th and 19th century. Calligraphy
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
scholars between the 18th and 19th century. Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the brush pots but
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Traditional Chinese Bamboo Hand-carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
and Korean scholars between the 18th and 19th century. Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bamboo
Antique 19th Century Large Chinese Soap Stone Brush Pot, circa 1890
Located in GB
calligraphy. The brushes would be rinsed and stored in the pot with their handle down so that the bundles of
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Stone
A four-panel Japanese screen (byobu)
Located in Winter Park, FL
, holding a brush and writing calligraphy on a scroll; a man and his attendant walking on a path looking
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Brocade, Ink
Chinese Calligraphy Brushes
Located in Stamford, CT
Group of four Chinese calligraphy brushes, two of polished bone and red coral, one of bone and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
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
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Steel
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Bone
Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Brush, Ebony
Located in Malton, GB
I have been lucky enough to find a great collection of period Japanese Calligraphy brushes. They
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Ebony
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Burl
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Jade
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Brass
Japanese Fine Antique Ladies' "Calligraphy Brush" Shop Sign, Carved
Located in South Burlington, VT
ladies calligraphy brush shop, measures: 36 inches high and 5 inches wide, Meiji period (1868-1912
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy Brushes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy Brushes
Materials
Elm
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Antique Calligraphy Brushes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique calligraphy brushes available for sale. Each of these unique antique calligraphy brushes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. Antique calligraphy brushes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much are Antique Calligraphy Brushes?
Prices for antique calligraphy brushes start at $118 and top out at $2,900 with the average selling for $650.
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