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Finely Carved Chinese Brush Holder Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Rosewood brush holder (pen pot) circa late Qing dynasty. Finely carved on surface with a
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Wood

Antique Finely Carved Chinese Brush Holder Pot
Finely Carved Chinese Brush Holder Pot

Finely Carved Chinese Brush Holder Pot

H 12 in Dm 5 in
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden
Located in Stamford, CT
carved feet. 6.75" high by 6 diameter. Brush pots or brush holders were used by Chinese and Korean
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden

Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden

H 6.75 in Dm 6 in
Large Oxblood-Glazed Brush Holder/Pot, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
China, Oxblood-Glazed brush holder/pot, 19th Century, cylindrical form rested on a broads bisque
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Porcelain

Antique Large Oxblood-Glazed Brush Holder/Pot, 19th Century
Large Oxblood-Glazed Brush Holder/Pot, 19th Century

Large Oxblood-Glazed Brush Holder/Pot, 19th Century

H 6.5 in Dm 8.5 in
LOVELY EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDCARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE WiTH TWO POTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
figure brush holder. This is a good example of a Chinese hand carved, two small bowls with soft colours
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Soapstone

Antique LOVELY EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDCARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE WiTH TWO POTS
LOVELY EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDCARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE WiTH TWO POTS

LOVELY EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDCARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE WiTH TWO POTS

H 3.55 in W 6.3 in D 3.55 in

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Large 19th Century Guangxu Period Chinese Porcelain Planter Depicting Four Noble Professions or Yuweng
Located in Astoria, NY
A large 19th Century Guangxu Period Chinese porcelain planter in brush holder shape (bitong) on a
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Porcelain, Wood

Antique Large 19th Century Guangxu Period Chinese Porcelain Planter Depicting Four Noble Professions or Yuweng
Large 19th Century Guangxu Period Chinese Porcelain Planter Depicting Four Noble Professions or Yuweng

Large 19th Century Guangxu Period Chinese Porcelain Planter Depicting Four Noble Professions or Yuweng

Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Huanghuali brush pen holder, an object prized among Chinese scholars for centuries in Ming
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Wood

Antique Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder
Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder

Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder

H 10 in Dm 9.75 in
Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Huanghuali brush pen holder, an object prized among Chinese scholars for centuries in Ming
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Wood

Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder
Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder

Large Chinese Huanghuali Wood Brush Pen Holder

H 9.5 in Dm 9.6 in
Ancient Bronze Brush Holder, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze brush holder, Qing Dynasty, China is an original artwork, a traditional Bitong, realized in
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Bronze

Ancient Bronze Brush Holder, Qing Dynasty, China
Ancient Bronze Brush Holder, Qing Dynasty, China

Ancient Bronze Brush Holder, Qing Dynasty, China

H 6.3 in Dm 5.52 in
Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Cylindrical Brush Holder Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain rose medallion brush holder Circa 1860-80 The Chinese porcelain brush holder
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Cylindrical Brush Holder Vase
Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Cylindrical Brush Holder Vase

Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Cylindrical Brush Holder Vase

H 4.75 in Dm 3.25 in
Chinese Brush Pen Holder Blue Color Cloisoné 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Brush holders, or pen holders, from China made of Cloisoné Ceramic at the beginning of the 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Ceramic

Chinese Brush Pen Holder Blue Color Cloisoné 20th Century
Chinese Brush Pen Holder Blue Color Cloisoné 20th Century

Chinese Brush Pen Holder Blue Color Cloisoné 20th Century

H 3.94 in Dm 2.37 in
19th Century Chinese Natural Agate Bolder Carved with Frogs
Located in Hudson, NY
has been done into the bolder making it a brush holder for Chinese calligraphy brushes. The work from
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Agate

19th Century Chinese Natural Agate Bolder Carved with Frogs
19th Century Chinese Natural Agate Bolder Carved with Frogs

19th Century Chinese Natural Agate Bolder Carved with Frogs

H 6 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five antique Chinese calligraphy brush holders with varying colors and finishes
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Elm

Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders
Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders

Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders

H 7 in Dm 3.5 in
Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five antique Chinese calligraphy brush holders with varying colors and finishes
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Elm

Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders
Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders

Collection of Antique Chinese Calligraphy Brush Holders

H 7 in Dm 3.5 in
Antique Ceramic Brush Holder
Located in New York, NY
A charming Chinese antique ceramic brush holder, from Shanxi Province, c. 1900. A terrific desk or
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Ceramic

Antique Ceramic Brush Holder
Antique Ceramic Brush Holder

Antique Ceramic Brush Holder

H 8 in Dm 5 in

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Chinese Carved Longyan Wood Stand, Late Qing Dynasty

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China Large Steep Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Steep Mountain Peaks - Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mythical sky and high mountains landscape called a dream stone Shih-hua. It is a large monumental mast...
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Marble

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China Large Steep Mountain Peaks Natural Marble Stone "Painting", Signed

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Antique Handpainted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
an antique handpainted red Chinese porcelain big bowl, there is a pattern in the bottom of the bowl, mark hand painted. , Measures: 10” x 4.5 ''bowl fine gold, it has small chipped ,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Porcelain

Antique Handpainted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl
Antique Handpainted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl

Antique Handpainted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl

H 4.5 in Dm 10 in
Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Hide, Fabric, Wood

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900

H 5 in Dm 16.25 in
Chinese Stone Dali Panels
Located in Sherborne, GB
This is a set of four antique Chinese Dali stone panels which depict wonderful landscape images. The stone is set in an ebonized panel frame. They look wonderful grouped together on ...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Marble, Brass

Chinese Stone Dali Panels
Chinese Stone Dali Panels

Chinese Stone Dali Panels

H 47.25 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Chinese Carved Hardwood Scholar's Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A sophisticated Chinese carved and pierced hardwood scholar's tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, China. The tray of rectangular form with high sides and rounded corners. The sides...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Hardwood

Chinese Carved Hardwood Scholar's Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China
Chinese Carved Hardwood Scholar's Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China

Chinese Carved Hardwood Scholar's Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China

H 3.25 in W 12.5 in D 9.75 in
19th Century Monumental Chinese Carved Rosewood Brush Pot
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual 19th century monumental Chinese rosewood brush pot carved from a large, solid trunk. Beautiful crafted with a subtle hourglass cylindrical shape. Featuring rich and ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Rosewood

19th Century Monumental Chinese Carved Rosewood Brush Pot
19th Century Monumental Chinese Carved Rosewood Brush Pot

19th Century Monumental Chinese Carved Rosewood Brush Pot

H 12 in W 10 in D 10 in
Finely Carved Japanese Okimono on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Okimono (Japanese means artsy display ornament object) displayed on a small custom wood stand from Meiji Period circa early 2oth century. The ball form was finely carved o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Wood

Finely Carved Japanese Okimono on Stand
Finely Carved Japanese Okimono on Stand

Finely Carved Japanese Okimono on Stand

H 2.75 in Dm 2 in
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent near life-sized Chinese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, southern China. The figure likely represents ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Wood

Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

H 32 in W 22.25 in D 16 in
Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Vung Tau Shipwreck Coralized Blue Underglazed Porcelain Lidded Vase. Almost perfectly Identical piece from Vietnamese Royal Family in United States provenance have been sold at other...
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1690s Vietnamese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Ceramic

Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690

Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690

H 8.27 in Dm 4.34 in
19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaque with scholar and warrior figures scene. Signed on back as pictured. Later period frame. Dimensions...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel
19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel

19th Century Chinese Carved Giltwood Panel

H 27.5 in W 37 in D 5 in
Large Chinese Blue & White Brush Pot Porcelain with Kangxi Mark and Wooden Base
Located in Norton, MA
Beautifully painted in varying shades and tones of underglaze blue and white showing figures in an imperial courtyard scene and a famous poem from the Tang Dynasty from Circa 690.  
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20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Blue & White Brush Pot Porcelain with Kangxi Mark and Wooden Base
Large Chinese Blue & White Brush Pot Porcelain with Kangxi Mark and Wooden Base

Large Chinese Blue & White Brush Pot Porcelain with Kangxi Mark and Wooden Base

H 6.25 in Dm 7.5 in
Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, 18th/Early 19th Century with Wood Stand
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot from 18th to the early 19th Century with wood stand. An amazing sophisticated design and carving details.
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18th Century Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, 18th/Early 19th Century with Wood Stand
Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, 18th/Early 19th Century with Wood Stand

Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, 18th/Early 19th Century with Wood Stand

H 6 in Dm 4 in
20th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A simple and elegant well shaped Celadon vase manufactured in China in the early 20th century, the vase is covered overall with a crackled grey celadon glaze. The glaze it's smooth a...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Celadon

20th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase
20th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase

20th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase

H 13.78 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
19th Century Pair of Chinese Scholar's Carved Bamboo Brush Pots Brass
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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.     
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1880s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Brush Holder

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Bamboo

19th Century Pair of Chinese Scholar's Carved Bamboo Brush Pots Brass
19th Century Pair of Chinese Scholar's Carved Bamboo Brush Pots Brass

19th Century Pair of Chinese Scholar's Carved Bamboo Brush Pots Brass

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Antique Chinese Brush Holder For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique Chinese brush holder you’re looking for. Each antique Chinese brush holder for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, wood and stone. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Chinese brush holder — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

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An antique Chinese brush holder can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,480, while the lowest priced sells for $328 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.

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