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Japanese Calligraphy Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very elegant and simplistic Japanese lacquered calligraphy box that dates to the mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Box
Japanese Calligraphy Box
H 3.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.75 in
Pair Large Framed Japanese Calligraphy "Dragon" & "Tiger", Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful pair of Japanese calligraphic works, mid 20th century, Japan. One reading
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper

Kumi Sugai Brush Painting
By Kumi Sugai
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sugai brush painting from a Palm Beach private collection After moving to Paris in 1952, Sugaï
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1960s French Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper

Vintage Kumi Sugai Brush Painting
Kumi Sugai Brush Painting
H 23.13 in W 28.25 in D 1 in
'Still Life, Coral and Jade', San Francisco Woman Artist, Tokyo, Calligraphy
By Jean Kalisch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Chinese brush and ink calligraphy. This early discipline allowed her to develop intuitive brushwork. Her
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1960s Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Oil, Board

WATER Signed Lithograph, Abstract Chinese Brush Strokes, Manhole Cover, Aqua
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Union City, NJ
made a film: Japanese Calligraphy – Christian Dotremont would write the commentary with music by André
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1980s Abstract Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Lithograph

Fantasy, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, titled
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
calligraphy at MoMA. In 1956, she traveled to New York. At the time, unmarried Japanese women could obtain
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Lithograph

Tableau, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, number
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
calligraphy at MoMA. In 1956, she traveled to New York. At the time, unmarried Japanese women could obtain
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Lithograph

Hakuin (Japanese Zen Buddhist) sculpture on plinth, ex GE art collection
By William Crovello
Located in New York, NY
named after a legendary, Japanese Zen Buddhist Hakuin Ekaku, a major historical figure William Crovello
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1980s Minimalist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Brass

1950s Natural Marbled Jade Graduated Beaded Necklace
Located in Maywood, NJ
Chinese scholars' objects, such as rests for calligraphy brushes, as well as the mouthpieces of some opium
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1950s Japanese Art Nouveau Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Jade

1950s Natural Marbled Jade Graduated Beaded Necklace
Located in Maywood, NJ
Chinese scholars' objects, such as rests for calligraphy brushes, as well as the mouthpieces of some opium
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1950s Japanese Art Nouveau Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Jade

Glazed Ceramic Tea Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
brushed strokes, reminiscent of ink calligraphy. The artist's work was heavily influenced by the Japanese
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Ceramic

Two Pascal Cucaro Abstract Figural Oil Paintings on Masonite
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interest in Japanese film, Cucaro began experimenting with Oriental brush lettering as an element in
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Velvet, Giltwood, Masonite, Paint

MOMA Print Retrospective 1981 Original Lithograph Poster Mint Green, Blue Waves
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Union City, NJ
made a film: Japanese Calligraphy – Christian Dotremont would write the commentary with music by André
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1980s Abstract Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Lithograph

Jean Kalisch "Lake Tahoe" Original Oil Painting c.1970
By Jean Kalisch
Located in San Francisco, CA
was given instruction in Chinese calligraphy with brush and ink. Training in pencil drawing of
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Canvas, Oil

Moonlight
Located in San Francisco, CA
was the center of an advanced civilization, was reeling from the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war. But
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Moonlight
Moonlight
H 41.5 in W 33 in D 0.01 in
Ramayana
Located in San Francisco, CA
was the center of an advanced civilization, was reeling from the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war. But
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Ramayana
Ramayana
H 31.5 in W 32 in D 0.01 in
Bali Princess (variant green)
Located in San Francisco, CA
from the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war. But as the war progressed, Ting's father, a Kuomintang
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Bali Princess (variant blue)
Located in San Francisco, CA
of ancient art customs, masterful brush strokes, and calligraphic lines, mixed with the starkness and
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Bali Princess (variant red)
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Sino-Japanese war. But as the war progressed, Ting's father, a Kuomintang official in Beijing
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Ancient Civilization
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Sino-Japanese war. But as the war progressed, Ting's father, a Kuomintang official in Beijing
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Ancient Civilization
Ancient Civilization
H 30.5 in W 29.25 in D 0.01 in
Religion and Peace
Located in San Francisco, CA
-Japanese war. But as the war progressed, Ting's father, a Kuomintang official in Beijing, helped rally the
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Screen

Religion and Peace
Religion and Peace
H 37.5 in W 30.25 in D 0.01 in
Spring: Iris and Tradescantia
By Pang Tseng-Ying
Located in Storrs, CT
medical doctor and an amateur artist, taught him the rudiments of brush calligraphy. By the time he was
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1970s Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Watercolor

Abstract Village Naive Chinese Modernist Painting
By Heshi Yu
Located in Surfside, FL
Chinese calligraphy to each stroke of the brush, emphasizing the importance of mixed tones and hues to
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20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Oil, Board

THE WARRIOR
Located in Aventura, FL
. Rooted in Japanese tradition yet adventurous in nature, he is known throughout the world for his boldness
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Lithograph, Paper

Plum Branches and Flowers
By Joseph O'Sickey
Located in Fairlawn, OH
corner From the artist's 1985 sketchbook Inspired by O'Sickey's love of Japanese and Chinese art and
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Watercolor

Christopher Lane Abstract Expressionist Painting of the Passage of Night
Located in Miami Beach, FL
1957. In the summer of 1957 goes to San Francisco and studies Brush Calligraphy with Zen Master Tobase
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1970s American Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Canvas, Paint

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
. Ahn's ink and acrylic paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Acrylic, Paper, Ink

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Acrylic, Paper, Ink

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings on canvas are reminiscent of Chinese Zen Calligraphy and paintings, with their quick brushstrokes
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Painted Brush Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Hosoai Katsudo
Located in Berlin, Berlin
the brush on the paper and the white empty spaces within the end of the brush line make the perfect
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Silk, Paper

George Hamilton (American 1934); The Stray; acrylic on artboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angeles, California and spent five years in Japan (where he met his wife, Satsuko) studying art and
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20th Century Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Acrylic, Board

20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Brush, Cloissonne
Located in Malton, GB
I have been lucky enough to find a great collection of period Japanese Calligraphy brushes. They
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Pine

20th Century Japanese Calligraphy Brush, Porcelain
Located in Malton, GB
I have been lucky enough to find a great collection of period Japanese Calligraphy brushes. They
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Porcelain

Four Old Japanese and Chinese Ink Wash Painting Calligraphy Brushes, Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
and Chinese calligraphy wooden ink wash painting brushes come from a an old artists collection. They
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Wood

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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 35 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 25 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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 25 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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 25 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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 25 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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Artisan's Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Bamboo

Japanese Vintage Simple Hand-Brushed "Peach Boy" Silk Wall Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
A simple yet captivating Japanese hand-brushed "Tea ceremony" scroll -Peach Boy- worthy of your
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20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper

Chinese Framed Set Bamboo Slips With Calligraphy Jiandu
Located in South Burlington, VT
substantial one-of-a-kind framed set of five (5) bamboo slips with calligraphy appeals to book lovers and
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Wood

Vintage Black Obi with Metallic Brocade
Located in Pasadena, CA
and red abstract slashes of pure positive energy. The slashes of red appear as calligraphic brush
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Brocade, Silk

Jean Kalisch "Magic City" Original Abstract Collage with Oil c.1957
By Jean Kalisch
Located in San Francisco, CA
child. When she was seven years old she was given instruction in Chinese calligraphy with brush and ink
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Mixed Media

Nexus VIII
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Fairlawn, OH
a group exhibition of Japanese calligraphy at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She produced
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1960s Abstract Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Sumi Ink

"Nothing But Ashes"
By Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Toby, another popular Seattle-based artist who incorporated Japanese sumi painting, brush gesture and
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Village Naive Chinese Modernist Painting
By Heshi Yu
Located in Surfside, FL
Chinese calligraphy to each stroke of the brush, emphasizing the importance of mixed tones and hues to
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20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

Materials

Oil, Board

THE DANCE OF THE TWELVE KIMONOS
Located in Aventura, FL
. Rooted in Japanese tradition yet adventurous in nature, he is known throughout the world for his boldness
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Lithograph

THE DANCE OF THE TWELVE KIMONOS
Located in Aventura, FL
. Rooted in Japanese tradition yet adventurous in nature, he is known throughout the world for his boldness
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Lithograph

THE DANCE OF THE TWELVE KIMONOS
Located in Aventura, FL
. Rooted in Japanese tradition yet adventurous in nature, he is known throughout the world for his boldness
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Paper, Lithograph

Flying Fishes - Canada - Modernist Oil, Fish & Wolf by Soshana Afroyim
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
. In 1956, she travelled extensively in India, Japan and China, and in 1958 she visited Africa. On her
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Oil, Canvas

MIxed Media Collage Watercolor Abstract Painting "Calliope" Woman Artist
By Jackie Battenfield
Located in Surfside, FL
Done in an Asian calligraphy style Jackie Battenfield was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1950
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1990s Abstract Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

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Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Brush For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage Japanese calligraphy brush you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A vintage Japanese calligraphy brush — often made from paper, ceramic and bone — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage Japanese calligraphy brush — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage Japanese calligraphy brush is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern styles are sought with frequency. Kumi Sugai and Toshiko Takaezu each produced at least one beautiful vintage Japanese calligraphy brush that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for a vintage Japanese calligraphy brush at 1stDibs is $1,097, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $43,000 for the highest priced.