Antique Calligraphy Brushes

This early 20th century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents or compose poetry.

This is Chinese Calligraphy Brush, specifically featuring a cloisonné handle.

This is a beautiful 19th century Chinese brush pot made from a hardwood root. The root brush pot has natural gnarled surface with many knots and indents, the top edge is softly rou...

19th or 20th century Chinese Qing hand crafted bamboo brush pot carved in deep relief with various scenes against the background of a bamboo forest.

This beautiful, unique red lacquered stand is a stunning showcase for calligraphy horsehair brushes, each crafted from antique pieces of bone, coral, and purple semi-precious stone.

This wooden vessel is an early 20th-century brush pot, a container used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a traditional Chinese scholars' studio.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk.

Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the scholar’s calligraphy brushes.

Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the scholar’s calligraphy brushes.

Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the scholar’s calligraphy brushes.

Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the scholar’s calligraphy brushes.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush rest was an essential fixture of the Chinese scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk.

Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk.

A Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, 19th Century Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every t...

With careful brushwork, this 19th-century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the ...

With careful brushwork, this 19th century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the ...

This curious object is a late 19th-century Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting table alongside the Four Treasures of t...

This porcelain peach is a traditional Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting table alongside the Four Treasures of the St...

Flecked with wine-red inclusions and swirling layers, the opaque mineral is known as "painting stone," traditionally used in scholars' rocks or screens for its unusual patterning res...

Resembling a Buddhist fly whisk, the fu dog's tail lays across the inkstone and dips into the water well, mirroring the motion of a calligraphy brush. A second water well is carved i...

Could be also used for calligraphy brush pots or as a display stand for other scholar’s objects.

Inside, the box houses a completely preserved suite of original scholar's tools, including the water dropper, inkstone, and calligraphy brushes, further emphasizing its premium quali...

That these plants could be rendered monochromatically with simple ink and a calligraphic brush made them especially favored subjects for literati artists, whose lives revolved around...

Opening the box reveals an incredibly rare sight: a perfectly preserved and complete suite of original calligraphy tools. This pristine set includes the inkstone, a traditional ink s...

This refined composition depicts a solitary scholar seated beneath a wind-swept pine, rendered with calligraphic brush lines and restrained washes of green, brown, and pale blue.

There are also traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects.

There are also traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects.

These base layers often preserve traces of daily life, sometimes including handwritten notes or fragments of correspondence, offering a quiet record of the past. While brush calligr...

A finely rendered vase filled with peonies—symbols of honor and cultivated grace—anchors the composition, while surrounding elements reveal a world devoted to intellectual pursuit. C...

Brush rests were integral tools in the art of calligraphy and painting, holding brushes in place when not in use, while also serving as objects of contemplation.

These interesting pieces were intended to be used by Chinese scholars who would store their calligraphy and art brushes upside down to protect the bristles.

The washer is of a compressed barrel form, a shape that is both elegant and functional, making it a suitable and stylish vessel for holding water to clean calligraphy and painting br...

At the center is a glass-fronted display compartment, inside which the name “Kikuya” remains written in brush calligraphy. Both the glass cabinet section and the calligraphic name si...

Paper covered wooden box with lid - made around 1894 (Meiji 27), written on the lid with brush calligraphy. Can be displayed as a unique wabi sabi art piece, also as display stand w...

Made around 1894 (Meiji 27), written on the lid with brush calligraphy in matching larger box which is in my listing.

Above, the elegantly brushed calligraphy may include the actor’s name and a poetic verse related to his performance or the season.

The Inkstone was one of the four principal elements in the Chinese scholar's study (ink stick, paper and brush). When practicing calligraphy the ink (in solid form) was dispersed on ...

Pencil trays adorn both sides which are perfect for holding pens, brushes, and calligraphy tools. The round cutout was made for holding an ink pot.

Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the brush pots but intermittently, they were also used to hold rolls of paper and they are sometime referred to as paper holders.

Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the brush pots but intermittently, they were also used to stock paper rolls (rolled-up papers) hence they are sometime also called paper ho...

Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the brush pots but intermittently, they were also used to stock paper rolls (rolled-up papers) hence they are sometime also called paper ho...

Calligraphy brushes were generally kept in the brush pots but intermittently, they were also used to stock paper rolls (rolled-up papers) hence they are sometime also called paper ho...

This large Chinese soap stone brush pot was made for holding brushes used by scholars for Chinese calligraphy.

A medium-size six panel screen decorated with scenes from the famous Japanese novel The Tale of Genji written by Lady Murasaki in the 11th century, depicting from left to right, a ma...

Group of four Chinese calligraphy brushes, two of polished bone and red coral, one of bone and tigers eye and one of ebony and tigers eye.

This early 20th century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents or compose poetry.

Dated to the early 20th century, this fine calligraphy brush would have been an essential tool for a Qing-dynasty scholar-official, used to draft official documents or compose poetry.

This early 20th-century calligraphy brush would have once been used to write official documents or compose poetry.

A bone calligraphy brush from Northern China carved with Scholar's from c. 1900 on a custom mount.

I have been lucky enough to find a great collection of period Japanese Calligraphy brushes. They are wonderfully made and make a great piece of wall decoration either on their own or...

This 19th century calligraphy brush is an exquisite burl wood example from the esteemed collection of William Lipton.