Two Chinese Paktong Writing Sets, Republic Period.

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1930: item #1117412
SK 397

Two Chinese writing sets made of white brass, both beautifully inscribed and engraved. One decorated with ladies and the other with landscapes. Condition: few traces of usage, tubes maybe assorted and one lost. Dimension: approx 7.5 cm long x 5.5 cm wide x 9.2 cm high, weight: 766 g.

Chinese Porcelain Mille Fleur Bowl with Dragon and Bat

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1117221
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A rare and wonderful porcelain water bowl in the Mille Fleur palette, beautifully done by a Chinese artisan. This flawless treasure is perfect, no chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. This bowl dates in the early decades of the 20th, circa 1910-20. A spiny dragon with a gaping mouth and a bat adorn this flowery beauty, these are now extremely hard to find, let alone in perfect condition. Measurements for the bowl are 5.5" diameter by 4.25" high.

Chinese Natural Form Root Wood Brush Pot, Late 19th C

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1900: item #1115419
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A rare seen 19th Century natural form root wood brush pot, probably from the willow tree

Excellent condition with original lacquer finish, it has few minor age cracked near the mouth rim, apart from these, it is very good condition.

Dimension:

Length 6 x Height ... Click for details

Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1115412
2133

Chinese scholar art bamboo brush pot carved with calligraphy, chinese poem.

Measurements : 5 1/4" (13.3 cm) tall and 2 3/4" (7 cm) wide.
It is in good condition.

Late Qing to Republican Bamboo Brush Pot Li Liufang

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1910: item #1115181

The bitong or brush pot is one of the important accessories of a literati for most of East Asia since the literati tradition became popular in the 14th-15th centuries. Generally since the Southern Tang Dynasty, the main tools which were considered the treasures of the literati was : the brush, the inkstone, inkstick, and paper. These four were known as the wen fang si bao or the four stationery treasures. From these four basic tools emerged other accessories that were important in displaying th... Click for details

A Chinese Bamboo Brush Holder – Animals – Late Qing

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1114442
COLL 1199

This is a nicely carved bamboo brush holder with detailed relief carvings of a rabbit, two frogs, and two monkeys. They are shown under flowers – and the rabbit is even using a flower as an umbrella.

The holder measures 9” high by 4 ˝” diameter. There is one defect that can be easily seen in the photos – it has a full length 3/8” vertica... Click for details

CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL WATER POT

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1900: item #1105027
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A very unusual chinese water pot made in canton enamel. It is of square section and beehive profile and decorated with alternate panels of boys and lakeside scenes on a yellow scrolling ground.

Dating from the C19th., it stands 2 1/4inches (5.7 cms) high.

Areas of enamel over-run have been ground from the outer base and some very minor loss due... Click for details

Chinese rock crystal brush holder with boys and bats

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1098036

This quartz or rock crystal brush holder is decorated with two boys and two bats. Chinese. In very good condition. Height 10.5 cm. and 8 cm. wide. The bottom is 5.5 cm.

Chinese nephrite jade brush rest with a duck family

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1098034

Very charming jade brush rest or holder, carved with a duck family. Chinese. In excellent condition. 18 cm. and 5 cm. high and 3 cm wide.

Fine narrow Huanghuali brush pot (Bitong).

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1800: item #1097588
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A fine brush pot (bitong) of huanghuali of narrow, cylindrical form tapering at both ends. Inserted bottom. A attractive piece with good contrasting veins. A real collector’s item. Qing, 17–18th cent. H 14.8 cm, D 8 cm. Condition: Fine with traces of natural wear. Minor, professional fillings of rim chips.