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Material: Burl
Chinese Twisted Rootwood Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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 small wooden bru...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Burl Scholar's Objects

Materials

Burl

Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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 wooden brush pot...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Burl Scholar's Objects

Materials

Burl

Chinese Burled Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully carved from a cypress tree burl, this late 19th-century burlwood vessel is known as a brush pot, a container traditionally used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a scho...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Burl Scholar's Objects

Materials

Burl

Chinese Burled Hardwood Scholar Rock, Republic Period, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and striking Chinese scholar rock, gongshi, of polished and lacquered burled hardwood, set into a hardwood base, mid-20th century. The hardwood scholar "stone" meant to i...
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1940s Chinese Qing Vintage Burl Scholar's Objects

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Hardwood, Burl

19th Century Chinese Root Wood Calligraphy Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Burl Scholar's Objects

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Hardwood, Burl

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Chinese Burled Brush Pot, c. 1900
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Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved from a cypress tree burl, this late 19th century burlwood brush pot once held select calligraphy brushes in a scholars' studio. Placed alongside the Four Treasures of the...
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Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
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Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, circa 1900
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