GJPaw Auctions is pleased to offer a beautiful vintage Chinese Scholar's calligraphy bamboo Brush Pot. Brush pots were an important symbol of a Chinese scholar's refinement and were referred to as one of the "treasures", a reference to the “Four Treasures of the Study” and the general name of the main traditional writing tools of Chinese calligraphy, i.e. writing brush, ink, ink stone, and paper. The scholar hoped to become proficient in the art of poetry, painting, and, most importantly, calligraphy - the “three perfections.” Classical scholars had more than just the traditional Four Treasures in their studies - the other "Treasures" included the brush-holder, brush hanger, paperweights, seal, seal-ink and brush pot, which together with related paraphernalia became coveted items in the scholar’s study. Used to store calligraphy brushes, brush pots (“bitong”) during the Ming and early Qing dynasties, were made of wood, bamboo, porcelain, pottery, lacquer, and even jade, and as with many scholar's objects, were often decorated with appropriate literati subject matter. The preference seems to have been for brush pots done in so-called "organic taste" where the mellow colors of carved bamboo, and the natural forms found in nature were most appreciated. This stylish example is a thick-walled vessel formed from a section of polished bamboo. It measures 4.75 inches in width by 4.0 inches in depth by 6.0 inches in height (12.0 cm by 10.1 cm by 15.2 cm). The brush pot shows wear consistent with a dating to the mid-20th century, although this is difficult to determine given the nature of the object; it could very well be earlier. This would make an exceptionally fine addition to any collection of scholar's or calligraphy objects.

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