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Chinese Bamboo Brush Pot Natural Wood Lacquered Calligraphy Galloping Horses
$ 17.42
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Presenting for Sale: Vintage Chinese Bamboo Brush PotDimensions: 5" high by 4 1/2" diameter by 3/8" wall thickness
The natural bamboo has a lacquered surface with ornate decor depicting a calligraphy poem
and galloping horses. During the era of the Ming & Qing dynasties Chinese scholars, the literati
class, used beautiful elaborate tools, furniture, and other accessories in their intellectual pursuits.
The original brush pots were scribes' containers for holding brushes for Chinese calligraphy.
These items represented the physical embodiment of intellectual curiosity and aesthetic taste.