Calligraphy Brushes

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...

On offer is a classic Chinese soapstone brush washer, traditionally used on a scholar’s desk to rinse calligraphy brushes.

A very nice Chinese rosewood calligraphy duan inkstone with brush and dragon motif, circa 1970s.

This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the 1950s.

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...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight t...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight t...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight th...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight th...

This includes a magnificent solid silver water dropper (suiteki) shaped like a traditional folding fan, an inkstone, a paper cutting knife, an awl, and two calligraphy brushes. The ...

Opening the box reveals a perfectly preserved and complete writing suite, including an inkstone, a water dropper, and a calligraphy brush. Serving as both a highly practical scholar'...

Remarkably, this piece houses a perfectly preserved, complete suite of original scholar's tools, including the inkstone, water dropper, paper cutting knife, and calligraphy brushes, ...

This breathtaking interior perfectly frames the complete suite of scholar tools, including an inkstone, a pure silver water dropper, and calligraphy brushes decorated with matching p...

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

This piece houses a perfectly preserved, complete suite of writing implements, including an inkstone, a water dropper, calligraphy brushes, and a paper cutting knife. The brushes and...

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

It houses a remarkably complete and perfectly preserved suite of scholar's tools, including an inkstone, a pure silver water dropper, calligraphy brushes, a paper cutting knife, and ...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight th...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight t...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight t...

Charles' line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight t...

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

This interior perfectly frames the complete, remarkably preserved suite of scholar's tools, including a silver water dropper, an ink stick holder, an awl, calligraphy brushes, and a ...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

Charles’ line of work is always sharp yet flexible; almost like the strokes created by a calligraphy brush. Ranging from product to interior design, his ventures always highlight the...

A traditional Japanese stoneware sake bottle, featuring hand-brushed calligraphy in dark iron oxide glaze over a warm cream crackle-glazed body.

A traditional Japanese stoneware sake bottle, featuring hand-brushed calligraphy in dark iron oxide glaze over a warm cream crackle-glazed body.

Placed alongside the Four Treasures of the scholar - paper, brush, ink, and inkstone - the brush pot was an essential fixture of the traditional Chinese scholar's studio, used to hol...

Alternating panels are adorned with beautifully brushed columns of calligraphy. More than decorative flourishes, the inscriptions appear to reference the pleasures of an unhurried li...

A pair of boldly brushed Rice Paper Calligraphy Panels having a particularly fine Asian presentation.

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...

That year she also created “Tronco,” a sculptural bronze vase resembling a hollowed tree trunk, inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese calligraphy brush holders and reflecting ...

That year she also created “Tronco,” a sculptural bronze vase resembling a hollowed tree trunk, inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese calligraphy brush holders and reflecting ...

An elegant Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu) combining beautifully brushed classical calligraphy with finely painted portraits of Heian-period court nobles.

The surface is further elevated by original hand-brushed kanji calligraphy on the corners and an arresting wash of historical vermilion (shu) red ink bleeding into the center.

There're just a few characters still in read, but there's year "Meiji 11 (明治捨壱年)" (1878) written by brush calligraphy on surface. Washi layers are almost conbined together with potte...

The polished stone top is an opaque mineral known as "painting stone," traditionally used in Chinese scholars' rocks or screens for its resemblance to calligraphy scrolls brushed wit...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

Like an ikebana arrangement, Thompson’s treatment of the found materials enhance and elevate, reimagining brushed calligraphy as graphic patterns and uniting disparate elements with ...

Feng uses traditional calligraphic materials but employs his brush with the unrestrained energy of the Abstract Expressionists.

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...

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...