Chinese Qing 19th Century Carved Bamboo Brush Pots

Pair of Chinese Qing 19th Century Carved Bamboo Brush Pots

A fine pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty brush pots dating from the 19th century, beautifully crafted from bamboo and very nicely carved with traditional Chinese scenes. Each pot features intricate carving that depicts figures, landscapes, and natural elements in a flowing, harmonious composition, demonstrating skilled workmanship and attention to detail.

Both brush pots are enhanced with copper applied mounts, adding an elegant decorative accent that complements the warm tones of the bamboo and highlights the refined carving. These brush pots would have originally been used as scholar’s objects, making them both functional and highly collectible today.

Details:

• Origin: China

• Period: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

• Material: Bamboo with copper applied mounts

• Decoration: Carved Chinese scenes, finely detailed

• Quantity: Pair

A beautifully decorative and collectible set of brush pots, perfect for collectors of Chinese antiques or for display as elegant examples of Qing Dynasty craftsmanship.

Condition : Both brush pots have age related cracking to them and the have old copper repairs ( That I think makes them stand out ) SEE PHOTOS

Height : 31cm

This is a charming antique artist's brush pot, with strong Oriental iconography skilfully carved into a stout piece of bamboo. Delivered waxed, polished and ready to use

Any Questions Welcome.

Chinese Scholars Objects 

It is one of the objects from ‘the scholar’s table’. If you were a Chinese scholar in the middle of the 18th Century – or even the 19th Century – you would have a table, and on it you would have a number of key things: brushes for calligraphy, a Bitong (a brush pot) to put your brushes in, and an ink stone to grind up ink.