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Chinese Antique Brush Box

Chinese Lacquered Brush Box with Painted Birds, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush box, made in the chinese style. In 19th-century Europe, oriental objects were
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Carrying Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century painted box was originally used as a portable traveling container
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
hole (stored in the drawer at the bottom of the box), 2 wooden quill pens, wooden watercolour brush
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1890s British Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Brush Washer-Rose Quartz on a Custom Hand Carved Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese brush washer in the form of a peach, which represents wisdom. The peach is hand carved from
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood, Rose Quartz

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. Complete with a Japanese Collectors’ wood storage box labeled: “Chinese coconut rare wood tray made for
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19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood, Coconut

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
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H 1.5 in W 14.63 in D 9.88 in
Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
, chairs, tables, storage furniture, screen, racks and stands, game boards, bowls and boxes, brush pots
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17th Century Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Paper

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed, dipped, and poured
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Pottery, Stoneware

Antique Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
H 6.89 in Dm 2.96 in
Rare Lion Figurine Pillow, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
from beyond China. For example, lion-shaped artifacts were found, as were a number of examples
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Dynasty. Many of these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Stoneware

Changsha ewer, Tang Dynasty(618-907)
Located in seoul, KR
Dynasty. Many of these wares featured sancai glazing, a distinct color palette of lead glazes brushed
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Stoneware

Chinoiserie Gilt Lacquer Table Secretaire
Located in Chicago, IL
exterior is finished with black lacquer and painted with scenic mountain landscapes, brushed with gilt
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Chinoiserie Gilt Lacquer Table Secretaire
Chinoiserie Gilt Lacquer Table Secretaire
H 10.5 in W 23.25 in D 13.75 in
French 1880 Bamboo Pattern Bracelet In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
bamboo tree patterns. Carefully crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats, with brushed and textured
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1880s French Art Nouveau Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Jurojin Flying Crane Scene Edo Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Saeki Kishi Ganku
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
As you can see, Saeki Kishi Ganku brush Jurojin Hizuru figure / with box. It is a work that goes
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18th Century Japanese Edo Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Silk

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Located in PARIS, FR
traditional Japanese patterns. The saya pattern (or sayagata) is composed by Chinese svastikas. This symbol
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Lacquer

Antique 19th century English portrait two Bull Dogs in a yard.
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
years, ending up on the box of the prestigious High Flyer plying between York and London. Despite
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1840s Victorian Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Canvas, Oil

Aranea diadima a study by Walter Spies, an artist living in Indonesia in the 30s
Located in PARIS, FR
dragonflies, strange spiders and sea-slugs, not in a naturalist's box, but in minutely accurate drawings. For
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1920s Art Deco Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Watercolor

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Chinese Blue and White Circular Bowl, 16th-17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese circular bowl beautifully painted in a brilliant enamel blue. The outside is decorated with different scenes, including animals and flowers. The inside bottom is painted wi...
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17th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Gray Painted Desk in the Style of Gustavian from the 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
Exquisite Gray Painted Desk, Reflecting Gustavian Elegance from the 1930s: A timeless piece that embodies the refined aesthetic of the Gustavian style. Crafted in the 1930s, this de...
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1930s Swedish Gustavian Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Antique Artist's Box, English, Walnut, Paint Palette, Winsor & Newton, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's box. An English, walnut and ebony paint palette case by Winsor & Newton of London, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Appealing Victorian a...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Ebony, Walnut

Chinese Blue-and-White Vase
Located in Norton, MA
A Chinese blue-and-white vase with covered, with "Reverse" cloud designs surrounding figural scenes in reserve.   
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20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Ming Dynasty Bronze Gu Beaker Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese bronze vase, Gu, the trumpet-shaped upper section cast with four blades filled with archaic designs. Center and lower sections depicting Toadies with very intricate backgroun...
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17th Century Chinese Ming Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Bronze

Large Japanese Marquetry Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusually large Japanese table cabinet or jewelry chest with yosegi marquetry work and lacquer paneled doors, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The oversized tab...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Brass

Mid-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Rose Temple Jar with Lid
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console with this important antique porcelain ginger jar. Created in China circa 1840 and round in shape, the carved, colorful vase features floral decor, and is further e...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Antique Artist's Paint Box, English, Carry Case, Winsor & Newton, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's paint box. An English, mahogany and ebony carry case by Winsor & Newton of London, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Superb artist's box f...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood, Ebony

Antique Japanese/Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. A Mariage Edo and Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700 Tea Bowl Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Ty...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Qing Dynasty A Antique Chinese Porcelain Gu Vase
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty an antique 19th century Chinese porcelain Gu vase decorated with shuangxi, the Measures: 9.25'' diameter x 16'' high.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinese Carved Cinnabar Round Lidded Box or Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese covered jar of carved cinnabar covered jar with blue enamel interior over brass. The carving is exquisite, with deep red cinnabar in high relief against a fine background o...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Lacquer

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Hide, Fabric, Wood

Vintage Chinese Rattan Tiered Nested Lunch Basket with Lid and Carved Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage rattan and bamboo tiered nested lunch basket from the mid-20th century, with geometrical motifs and carved handle. Born in China during the midcentury period, this ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Metal

19th Century Chinese Two-Colored Bamboo and Wood Tiered Lunch Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese tiered lunch basket made with two-colored bamboo and wood, and adorned with half-moon patterns. This basket features a stepped body, topped with a lid and a la...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Bamboo, Wood

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Bronze

1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Vintage machinist's tool box. Solid mahogany construction. Finger box joinery. Refinished.
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1940s American Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Mahogany

1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
H 5 in W 24.5 in D 16 in

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Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray
Located in New York, NY
. Complete with a Japanese Collectors’ wood storage box labeled: “Chinese coconut rare wood tray made for
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19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Coconut

Chinese Export Silver Six-Piece Vanity Set with Repousse Worked Chrysanthemums
Located in Singapore, SG
brushes, two hair brushes and a round powder box. Each of the pieces has been repousse worked with
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Early 1900s Hong Kong Chinese Export Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Silver

19th Century Chinese Square Rosewood, Boxwood, and Bone Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese calligrapher worked with many types of brushes to achieve the perfect stroke and often
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Bone, Boxwood, Rosewood

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Mythical Qilin, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century porcelain stacking box would have been used in a woman's personal chambers
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Scent Bottle, Cobalt Blue and Flowers, Regency, circa 1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
would have been part of a vanity set including a powder box and brushes, probably all placed on a
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1820s English Regency Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Scholarly Gathering, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
to store jewelry, cosmetics, and precious small objects. The box has three tiers and is brushed with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Antique Asian Lacquer Calligraphy Writing Box Signed with Carved Ink Stones
Located in Atlanta, GA
...Although archaeological evidence confirms that brushes were known in China at a much earlier date, it was
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Stone

"La Jeune Femme" Painting by Fernand Toussaint
By Ferdinand Toussaint
Located in Wiscasset, ME
apples, raisins and lemons were illustrated with sombre brush-strokes, so that the bright colours of the
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1920s Belgian Chinese Antique Brush Box

19th Century Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This red and black lacquered brush pot, imbued with the texture of time from its many years of use
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Scholarly Gathering
Located in Chicago, IL
. The box has four tiers and is brushed with overglaze enamels in a palette of green, orange, and iron
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinoiserie Gilt Painted Box
Located in New York, NY
jewelry, brushes, grooming items, sometimes important documents, books or papers. Also boxes of this
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19th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Chinoiserie Gilt Painted Box
Chinoiserie Gilt Painted Box
H 10 in W 16 in D 10 in
Collection of 19th Century Boxes from the Estate of Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
estate Oak Springs Farm. The largest is a Chinese export box (16 across 14 deep and 11 tall) designed as
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Copper, Iron

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Brush Box with Bats, Canton, circa 1870
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese Export Porcelain rose medallion brush box, Canton, circa 1870, with vividly enameled glazes
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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Carrying Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
box is crafted with eight sides, a lucky number believed to bring prosperity. Brushed atop layers of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Chinese Porcelain Stacking Box with Scholarly Gathering, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. The box has three tiers and is brushed with overglaze enamels in a palette of green, orange, and iron
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Porcelain

Chinese Tabletop Apothecary Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite box features a stepped display raised above six smaller drawers, which would have held
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Elm

Chinese Tabletop Apothecary Chest
Chinese Tabletop Apothecary Chest
H 19.5 in W 15 in D 10 in
Asian Metal Japanese Yatate, Edo, Bronze Pipe Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The first yatate were long boxes, with the ink compartment in the axis of the pen. The "smoking
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Metal

19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
, suspended from the obi. The term inro derives from the Sino-Japanese roots in (from Middle Chinese 'jin
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Bone

Japanese Fine Antique Lacquered Koto Lute, Rare Violin Size, Meiji, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
instrument, in a rare violin size, Meiji period 19th century. Includes original wooden storage box and yellow
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood, Lacquer

18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet
Located in IT
technique for lining the inside of boxes then imported into Europe. It was thanks to the trade of Arab
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Wood

Chinese Blanc-de-chine figure with three legged toad.
Located in Vancouver, BC
popular as were joss-stick holders, brush pots, Dogs of Fo, libation cups and boxes. The devotional
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

Chinese very large Quanyin with Ming Mark incised.
Located in Vancouver, BC
white glaze were popular as were joss-stick holders, brush pots, Dogs of Fo, libation cups and boxes
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Ceramic

Beautiful large Chinese Ming seated Guanyin on antique stand
By Fujian
Located in Vancouver, BC
popular as were joss-stick holders, brush pots, Dogs of Fo, libation cups and boxes. The devotional
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Antique Brush Box

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Ceramic

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Chinese Antique Brush Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese antique brush box available at 1stDibs. Each Chinese antique brush box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese antique brush box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese antique brush box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Chinese antique brush box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Marie Zimmermann are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Antique Brush Box?

A Chinese antique brush box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $603, while the lowest priced sells for $268 and the highest can go for as much as $5,950.