Antique Brush Pot

Chinese Huanghuali brush pot 18th century Carved cylindrical Chinese scholar’s brush pot, composed from the extincted Huanghuali wood.

China Exotic Wood Brush Pot

Outstanding quality antique Chinese brush pot having an outstanding quality antique Chinese brush pot with wonderful carved decoration.

Antique Chinese quality carved bamboo brush pot having quality carved decoration to this lovely Chinese brush pot.

Canton porcelain brush pot from the 19th century, 14 cm high and 7 cm in diameter.

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

A pair of vintage Chinese bamboo brush pots. Skilfully carved with images of birds of paradise, foliage and flowers.

Such pieces were more than functional; for Chinese literati and scholars, brush pots, brushes, inkstones, and brush washers were vital companions in the pursuit of poetry, calligraph...

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 burl wood brush pot, Qing Dynasty Chinese, late 19th century, of cylindrical form with a flared lip, the well patinated surface of a warm caramel-brown color, Measures: 9.50 inch...

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.

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...

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.

The brush pot is simply finished around its base with a stepped flat moulding.

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.

Pair of Chinese jadeite hand carved brush pots o the stands, mid 19th century. Each brush pot 3 1/8" x 2 7/8" X 5/16" and comes on 1" wooden carved stand.

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.

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...

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Brush Pot, c. 1730. Yongzheng Period The brush pot is an emblematic object of the Chinese scholar’s desk, seamlessly combining utilitarian function wi...

Chinese Huanghuali Brush Pot, Bitong, an elegant simple form, well carved from one honey coloured and nicely figured limb of huanghuali (Dalbergia Odorifera) hardwood, carved as a th...

Antique Chinese hand carved boxwood prosperity crab basket or brush pot Fine old brush pot that can also be used a vase Dimensions 5.5" diameter at the base x 11.5" high Goo...

A finely carved Chinese brush pot made from a single section of bamboo, dating to the late Qing Dynasty.

An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century.

The brush pots are estimated to be made in 19th century.

An antique Japanese Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel over brass brush pot. Circa: 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome medallions with butterflies in...

An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass brush pot. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers and birds, and a geometrical ornament mad...

Hand carved intricate Chinese scholar's bamboo brush pots with brass rings and script. Original warm patina and some cracks as photographed present, circa 1880s.     

An antique Japanese Meiji cloisonne enamel metal brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century.

An elegant early 18th century Chinese porcelain brush pot, featuring a finely painted Mandarin court scene in soft rose tones.

This is a tall pair of antique brush pots. A Chinese, hand-carved bamboo bitong or flower vase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.

A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century This decorative container is used to hold writing brushes and popular during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century This decorative container is used to hold writing brushes and popular during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century This decorative container is used to hold writing brushes and popular during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

The bottom is signed in Japanese characters. The planter or brush pot measures 5 1/4"-inches high x 4 1/8"-inches wide x 4 1/8"-inches deep.

A pair of antique Japanese cloisoone enamel brush pots, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The exterior of both matched pieces is enameled with polychrome enamel blossoming flowers and butterf...

Antique Japanese large burl wood scholar brush pot. Age: Japan, Early 20th Century Size: Height 46.5 C.M. / Width 29.5 C.M.

An antique Japanese late Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a scene wi...

A large antique Japanese late Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with a polychrome image of gee...

Awaji Pottery brush pot vase in sunny yellow glaze with bronze weaving.

Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot from 18th to the early 19th Century with wood stand.

This circa 1900 Chinese bamboo brush pot is beautifully carved in low relief with pavilions in a mountainous landscape.

An antique Japanese Meiji cloisonne enamel metal brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century.

A Japanese Cloisonne enamel over gilt copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is adorned with polychrome floral, foliage and geometric motifs made in the...

A Japanese Cloisonne enamel over gilt copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century The cylindrical form pot is adorned with polychrome floral, foliage and geometric motifs made in the...

Chinese Famille Rose Hat Stand or Brush Pot in the Qing Dynasty style, with markings on the bottom - The lettering says 771 Fire Two - which is most likely a note of its creation f...

A pair of antique Japanese brush pots, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The exterior of both matched pieces is enameled with polychrome enamel blossoming flowers and peacocks on a cobalt blu...

Pair of Chinese brush pots carved from richly patinated bamboo, dating from the Qing Dynasty, circa 1840–1850.

Qing Dynasty style Chinese Famille Rose Hat Stand or Brush Pot with markings on the bottom - The lettering says 771 Fire Two - which is most likely a note of its creation from the s...

An antique Japanese copper brush pot with cloisonne enamel design. Early Meiji period, after 1868.

An antique Chinese porcelain brush pot, finely painted in famille rose fencai, of a court lady in a rocky garden scene, on white ground, with faded gold glaze mouth ring, and six cha...

Each piece is uniquely carved from richly toned soapstone, ranging from warm russet and amber hues to soft celadon and cream. The set includes brush pots, small vases, and scholar’s ...

A pair of 19th century Japanese cloisonne brush pots with floral decoration, early Meiji period, circa 1880s.

One of the pieces in this famille rose pair of brush pots bears an iron red square hallmark, as well as four columns of Chinese characters in a poem.