VINTAGE CHINESE AUTHENTIC SCHOLAR\'S CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH BI FOUR TREASURES CHINA
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VINTAGE CHINESE AUTHENTIC SCHOLAR\'S CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH BI FOUR TREASURES CHINA:
$295.00
GJPawsales is pleased to offer a fine vintage Chinese wood andanimal hair Calligraphy Brush. The Chinese historian Yang Xiong wrote, “Writingis pictures of the heart,” a reference to the expressive nature of calligraphyand the amount of practice and skill it takes to master this art form. Of allthe tools needed to create calligraphy -ink, ink stone, paper, and brush (known as theFour Treasures of the Study) -it is the brush which is the most difficult to master. The mastercalligrapher Wang Xi Shi likened calligraphy to a battle when he said: “Thesheet of paper, a battleground; the brush, lances and swords; the ink, mind,the commander in chief”. The brush represents thepoint where mind, dexterity, and creative ability meet. The traditional brush (bi)can be traced back to the Neolithic age -but the earliest intact ink brush was found in 1954, in the tombof a Chu citizen during the Warring States Period (476 - 221 B.C). Modern brushdesign can be traced back to Meng Tian, a general of the Qin Dynasty (221 to206 BC).Chinese calligraphy brush stalks can be made from either bambooor other materials such as red sandalwood and glass, or precious materials suchas silver and gold. The brush hair is normally from goat, Siberian Weasel, pig,mouse, buffalo, wolf or rabbit. Even human hair is used (the hair from a baby\'sfirst hair cut is said to bring good fortune).This beautiful examplefeatures a gorgeous \"organic taste\"bamboo wood stalk and animal hair. The brush measures 15.25 inches in length by 0.75 inches in diameter (38.7 cm by 1.90 cm). It shows wear consistent with a datingto the mid-20th century, but generally the brush is in very good condition.This is a fine collector’s piece and would make a worthy addition to anycollection of Chinese art, scholar’s objects or Asian art in general.
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VINTAGE CHINESE AUTHENTIC SCHOLAR\'S CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH BI FOUR TREASURES CHINA:
$295.00