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Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1930s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1930s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Located in South Burlington, VT

A very unusual treasure from Japan, #1 This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1930s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Prints

Materials

Bamboo

Artisan's Cache 75 Old Chinese and Japanese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Artisan's Cache 75 Old Chinese and Japanese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Artisan's Cache 75 Old Chinese and Japanese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1930s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo

Found! Antique Artisan's Cache of 43 Old Paint and Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Found! Antique Artisan's Cache of 43 Old Paint and Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Found! Antique Artisan's Cache of 43 Old Paint and Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a cache of old and antique Japanese and Chinese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1940s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bamboo

Calligraphy Box
Calligraphy Box

Calligraphy Box

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Calligraphy box with 2 brushes, dry ink, ink plate and small porcelain container with spoon in the original box.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Textile

Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box
Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box

Early 20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Early 20th century Japanese calligraphy or brush box, lacquer on wood. Artist signed.

Category

Early 20th Century Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Shan Shui Brush Pot
Chinese Shan Shui Brush Pot

Chinese Shan Shui Brush Pot

Located in Chicago, IL

Likely part of a scholar’s desk, the vessel, which dates from around 1900, would have held brushes for calligraphy and painting.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

19th Century Chinese Carved Soap Stone Brush Pot, circa 1890
19th Century Chinese Carved Soap Stone Brush Pot, circa 1890

19th Century Chinese Carved Soap Stone Brush Pot, circa 1890

Located in Central England, GB

A Rare Chinese Carved Soap Stone Brush Pot This large Chinese soapstone brush pot was made for holding brushes used by scholars for Chinese calligraphy.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese More Desk Accessories

Materials

Stone

Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century
Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century

Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Very large ink stone used to prepare ink, probably for very large brushes for calligraphy. Decorated with two Fô dogs.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Inkwells

Materials

Stone

"Jade Willow Cloud" Chinese Meditation Stone Table
"Jade Willow Cloud" Chinese Meditation Stone Table

"Jade Willow Cloud" Chinese Meditation Stone Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Prized by ancient scholars, meditation stones were sources of endless inspiration for poetry, painted landscapes or brushed calligraphy. Dark veining within this jade greenery stone ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Stone, Jade, Bronze

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850

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 calligraphic sweeps of blue, bringing life and character to its simple ceramic form.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Meditation Stone Top Table
Chinese Meditation Stone Top Table

Chinese Meditation Stone Top Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Prized by ancient scholars, meditation stones provided inspiration for poetry, painted landscapes, or brushed calligraphy. Supported by a custom Parson’s-style steel base, this organ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Stone, Steel

Chinese Calligrapher's Mirror, c. 1900
Chinese Calligrapher's Mirror, c. 1900

Chinese Calligrapher's Mirror, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Appreciated for its rich color, fine grain, and smooth touch, the hardwood frame was once used to elevate a work of carefully brushed calligraphy. More than a hundred years later, th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Seal

Located in Chicago, IL

This porcelain seal is etched with a seal mark on the short end and glazed in the blue and white style with brushed calligraphy and a serene, shan shui landscape.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Provincial Chinese Celadon Offering Plate, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Celadon Offering Plate, c. 1850

Provincial Chinese Celadon Offering Plate, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This mid-19th century footed stoneware plate is cloaked in a celadon-grey glaze and brushed with calligraphic sweeps of dark green, bringing life and character to its simple tapered ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Meditation Stone Top Desk
Chinese Meditation Stone Top Desk

Chinese Meditation Stone Top Desk

Located in Chicago, IL

Prized by ancient scholars, meditation stones inspired the mind while they composed poetry, painted landscapes, or brushed calligraphy. The irregular shaped greenery stone specimen t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture

Materials

Stone, Steel

Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900

Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The underside of the tray is painted a bright forest green and brushed with Chinese calligraphy in a contrasting red.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tray Tables

Materials

Pine

Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900

Petite Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The underside of the tray is painted a bright forest green and brushed with Chinese calligraphy in a contrasting red.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tableware

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab

Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab

Located in Chicago, IL

Captivating meditation stones such as this inspired the mind while they composed poetry, painted landscapes, or brushed calligraphy. We love this stone slab as a grand tabletop or di...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Zhenzhu Stone Top Coffee Table
Zhenzhu Stone Top Coffee Table

Zhenzhu Stone Top Coffee Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Captivating meditation stones such as this inspired the mind while they composed poetry, painted landscapes, or brushed calligraphy. Supported by a Parson’s style steel base, this be...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...

Materials

Stone, Steel

Art Deco Rug Inspired by Joan Miro
Art Deco Rug Inspired by Joan Miro

Art Deco Rug Inspired by Joan Miro

Located in New York, NY

This dramatic artistic statement piece has an elegant modern visage with a stark eggshell white field and neutral decorations that are not only modern but very versatile. Broad flowi...

Category

20th Century Moroccan Art Deco More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Banyan Tree Painting Stone Drum Table
Banyan Tree Painting Stone Drum Table

Banyan Tree Painting Stone Drum Table

Located in Chicago, IL

As if blotted with ink and brushed calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

"Language in the Tall Grasses" Kite by Michael Thompson
"Language in the Tall Grasses" Kite by Michael Thompson

"Language in the Tall Grasses" Kite by Michael Thompson

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

In this work titled “Language in the Tall Grasses,” Thompson pays homage to the ancient arts of calligraphy and ink brush painting. Fragments of Chinese script and a traditional "sha...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Bamboo, Paint, Paper

Plateau Painting Stone Drum Table
Plateau Painting Stone Drum Table

Plateau Painting Stone Drum Table

Located in Chicago, IL

As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Plum Tree Painting Stone Drum Table
Plum Tree Painting Stone Drum Table

Plum Tree Painting Stone Drum Table

Located in Chicago, IL

As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Chinese Famille Rose Hundred Treasures Jar, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Rose Hundred Treasures Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Rose Hundred Treasures Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The opposite side is brushed with calligraphic poetry and the underside is stamped with the reign mark of the Tongzhi Emperor (1862-1874).

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Calligraphy Brush
Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Chinese Calligraphy Brush

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a good example of a Chinese Calligraphy brush crafted from hand carved and lacquered wooden beads and carved bone.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Fur...

Materials

Bone, Wood, Lacquer

Pair Of calligraphy Brushes
Pair Of calligraphy Brushes

Pair Of calligraphy Brushes

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Beautiful pair of hand made calligraphy brushes with soft wine colors ,marble beads ,bone , ferrule and horse hair.

Category

20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper
Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper

Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper

Located in Somis, CA

Crafted with a handle of natural jasper, this calligraphy brush highlights the stone's inherent beauty.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Red Faux Coral Calligraphy Brush
Red Faux Coral Calligraphy Brush

Red Faux Coral Calligraphy Brush

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful one of a kind handmade calligraphy brush with vibrant red faux coral. Bone ferrule and horse hair.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone, Resin

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Vintage Chinese Bone Calligraphy Brush
Vintage Chinese Bone Calligraphy Brush

Vintage Chinese Bone Calligraphy Brush

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. This brush is from the 20th century but was not used.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone

Chinese Puddingstone Calligraphy Brush
Chinese Puddingstone Calligraphy Brush

Chinese Puddingstone Calligraphy Brush

Located in Chicago, IL

This large calligraphy brush wonderfully recreates traditional forms with carved bone fittings and a handle of large beads carved from puddingstone.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

19th Century, Oriental Calligraphy Brush
19th Century, Oriental Calligraphy Brush

19th Century, Oriental Calligraphy Brush

Located in Roma, IT

Asian Calligraphy brush with made with red sea coral handle.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Asian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Coral

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Carved Serpentine Balls
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Carved Serpentine Balls

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Carved Serpentine Balls

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with carved serpentine balls. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900
Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

During the early 20th century Chinese scholar would have used this finely made calligraphy brush to write official documents or compose poetry.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Chinese Red Stone Calligraphy Brush
Chinese Red Stone Calligraphy Brush

Chinese Red Stone Calligraphy Brush

Located in Chicago, IL

This large calligraphy brush wonderfully recreates traditional forms with carved bone fittings and a handle of large stone beads in a brilliant red.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Blue Grey Quartz
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Blue Grey Quartz

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Blue Grey Quartz

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade stone handle. The stone is a beautiful large 1.5" blue grey colored quartz.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Quartz

Calligraphy Brush Carved Horse on Bone
Calligraphy Brush Carved Horse on Bone

Calligraphy Brush Carved Horse on Bone

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. The handle is carved depicting two majestic running horses.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone

Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes Book, 1893
Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes Book, 1893

Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes Book, 1893

Located in South Burlington, VT

It details numerous ways, with fine woodblock print illustrations, to correctly grasp and paint with horse hair calligraphy brushes. Many great illustrations.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Green Stone Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Green Stone Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Green Stone Handle

Located in Chicago, IL

Polished stacked stone beads in a shade of luminous jade green form the handle of this large calligraphy brush. With bristles made of horsehair held by a bone fastener, a calligraphy...

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone, Other

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Matte Blue Grey Quartz
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Matte Blue Grey Quartz

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Matte Blue Grey Quartz

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade stone handle. The stone is a beautiful large 1.5" blue grey colored quartz in matte finish.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Quartz

Early 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush
Early 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush

Early 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Olive Jasper Barrel Beads
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Olive Jasper Barrel Beads

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Olive Jasper Barrel Beads

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful single Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade olive jasper barrel beads.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Calligraphy Brush Filigree Red Coral Faux
Calligraphy Brush Filigree Red Coral Faux

Calligraphy Brush Filigree Red Coral Faux

Located in Somis, CA

Never used for painting, this brush awaits your touch to create beautiful calligraphy and brush ink art.

Category

20th Century Chinese Desk Sets

Materials

Bone

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Jade Archer's Rings
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Jade Archer's Rings

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Jade Archer's Rings

Located in Somis, CA

A very large, 15.5" Chinese calligraphy brush consisting a collection of 7 jade Archer's rings.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Bead
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Bead

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Bead

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful hand made large calligraphy brush with stunning green marble beads, bone ferrule and horse hair.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Calligraphy Brush Large Amber Marble Beads 15"
Calligraphy Brush Large Amber Marble Beads 15"

Calligraphy Brush Large Amber Marble Beads 15"

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful hand made large Chinese calligraphy brush with stunning amber colored marble beads, bone ferrule and horse hair.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful large Chinese calligraphy brush with stack of 60 hand carved jade disks.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Stacked 60 Jade Disks

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful large Chinese calligraphy brush with stack of 60 hand carved jade disks.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Beads 15"
Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Beads 15"

Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Beads 15"

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful hand made large calligraphy brush with stunning green marble beads, bone ferrule and horse hair.

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Dyed Quartz, Handmade
Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Dyed Quartz, Handmade

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Dyed Quartz, Handmade

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful set of 6 Chinese calligraphy brushes with genuine quartz balls dyed in 6 different colors.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Quartz

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 4 Large Colored Quartz
Calligraphy Brushes Set of 4 Large Colored Quartz

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 4 Large Colored Quartz

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful set of 4 large Chinese calligraphy brushes with quartz handles. Brushes are handmade with horse hair.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Carved Bone Calligraphy Brush
19th Century Chinese Carved Bone Calligraphy Brush

19th Century Chinese Carved Bone Calligraphy Brush

Located in Chicago, IL

Hand-carved of animal bone, this early 20th century calligraphy brush is composed of multiple beads depicting monkeys plucking ripe peaches off a tree branch.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Other

Chinese Calligraphy Brush Celadon Jade Barrel 15"
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Celadon Jade Barrel 15"

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.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Antique Stone Beads
Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Antique Stone Beads

Calligraphy Brushes Set of 6, Antique Stone Beads

Located in Somis, CA

Beautiful set of 6 Chinese calligraphy brushes with natural stone beads among which some are antique.

Category

2010s Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Marble, Serpentine

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