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Calligraphy Brush Bamboo Buddha s Belly
Located in Somis, CA
A handsome, 27" long calligraphy brush with beautiful Buddha's Belly Bamboo handle. Bamboo
Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Patriotic Calligraphy with Revolutionary War References
Located in York County, PA
War (1861-1865) and The 1876 Centennial of American Independence Whimsical pen and ink calligraphy
Category

Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Handmade Cyanotype, Blue Abstract Calligraphy, Zen Monotype Organic Brushstrokes
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
: + Title: Blue Abstract Calligraphy I + Year: 2021 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Emulsion, Printer s Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Pap...

Winter Large Ink On Paper
By Keith Carrington
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Winter Black ink calligraphy on archival paper. Size: 60"x40 framed under UV Plexi glass 64x44x2
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Akiko Sugiyama Japanese Calligraphy Painting Collage, 3D Shadow Box Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Sumi ink drawing.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plexiglass, Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Permanescence N405-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
By Hachiro Kanno
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N405-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. Ink and acrylic on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Not Art, Word Art Calligraphy Painting, Acrylic Vivid Background, Red and Green
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Not Art" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. The hand-drawn render is reminiscent and inspired by the word art that Ed Ruscha p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic, India Ink

Japanese Fruit-Shaped Copper Antique Figurines / Calligraphy Tools / 19c-20c
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
rubbing the ink. Calligraphy tools have a wide variety of designs since ancient times. This "sui-teki
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper

The likley lads - Gabrielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing of an giraffes
By Gabrielle Pool
Located in Coltishall, GB
of the world. A minimalist artwork, Pool employs a deftly controlled, almost calligraphic line. Ink
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink

Passion Map - 21st Century, Contemporary, Old Paper, Medieval Ink, Collage
By Fernando Alday
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
me. At five years of age I became interested in calligraphy. Fascinated by sepia ink, I started my
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Parchment Paper, Ink

Ephemeral - 21st Century, Contemporary, Old Paper, Medieval Ink, Collage, Forest
By Fernando Alday
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
me. At five years of age I became interested in calligraphy. Fascinated by sepia ink, I started my
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Parchment Paper, Ink

mother and calf - Gabrielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing of an giraffes
By Gabrielle Pool
Located in Coltishall, GB
compelling visual narrative. A minimalist artwork, Pool employs a deftly controlled, almost calligraphic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink

Garden of Rebellions - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

"Magpies in the Lychee Tree" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
tree. Composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy, the drawing is an example of a bird-and
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink

"Fragrant Chrysanthemums" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts a
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink

"Love and Pink Peonies" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts a
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink

Painting With Dragon In Cloud By Morihiro Hosokawa
Located in New Orleans, LA
include lacquer painting, calligraphy, and ink painting. In 2019, Hosokawa traveled to Beijing to study
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Clyde House No 73
By Scott Pattinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
asymptotically. The calligraphic introduction of ink invokes the Shu Zhe Zhe compound stroke that signals abrupt
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Chinese Tapered Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study, the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and ink stone a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Elm

Chinese Blue Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Yumu Scroll Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and ink stone
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Elm

Lacquered Chinese Covered Box With Trays
Located in Palm Springs, CA
of food or perhaps it held ink for calligraphy. In the end it is a pretty decorative object now.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Cypress Brush Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Cypress

Petite Chinese Blue White Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Earthenware

"Fragrant Chrysanthemums" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts a
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

"Love and Pink Peonies" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts a
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Petite Chinese Blue White Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Chinese Brass Pipe, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
position amidst the other four treasures of the study: paper, ink, ink stones, and calligraphy brushes
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Scroll Pot, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese White Brass Incised Pipe
Located in Chicago, IL
position amidst the other four treasures of the study: paper, ink, ink stones, and calligraphy brushes
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Qilin under a Full Moon Inkstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Inkstones were used by a venerable scholar or artist to saturate calligraphy brushes with ink. This
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

19th Century Chinese Agate Brush Washer Carved in the Form of a Lotus Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese scholar would have used this finely carved agate brush washer to rinse the ink from his
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Agate

Chinese Amethyst Peach
Located in Chicago, IL
A Qing dynasty scholar would have used this finely crafted amethyst brush washer to rinse the ink
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Amethyst

Chinese Wooden Poetry Scroll Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Elm

Chinese Burled Brushwasher, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
-dynasty scholar to rinse the ink from his calligraphy brush. Placed alongside the Four Treasures of the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Burl

Pair of Red Lacquer Chinese Couplet Signs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
with a poetic couplet. Carved to resemble ink calligraphy, the couplet reads: "Do good deeds without
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Pair of Antique English Red Tole and Gilt Tea Canister Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
calligraphy in black ink now mounted as lamps on thick lucite bases, giving them an updated look. The reverse
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Chinese Tree Trunk Brush Pot, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Elm

Glazed Ceramic Tea Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
brushed strokes, reminiscent of ink calligraphy. The artist's work was heavily influenced by the Japanese
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Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Pilgrimage Silk Scroll Lohan Buddha Brilliant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
calligraphy black sumi ink pilgrimage sites notated. An impressive and beautifully executed Japanese
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Blue and White Brush Pot with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Brush Pot with Birds and Peonies
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Maria e Giuseppe Escono dalla Casa
By Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
in ancient calligraphy (brown ink). Trimmed all around the margins of the plate. Some light ink
Category

1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"JAUNE NOIR 12", ETCHING
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Toronto, Ontario
connection to the history of Chinese art and calligraphy as India ink is one of the artist's preferred medium
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Chinese Spirit Screen Brush Washer
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars to rinse ink from calligraphy brushes. This porcelain brush washer is sculpted in the shape of a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Lime Green Chinese Brush Washer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars to rinse ink from their calligraphy brushes. This shallow brush washer has a compressed globular
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Brush Pot with Koi Lotus
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Brush Pot with Koi Lotus
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots...

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage European Grain Sack Pillow with Original Stencil
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
beautiful calligraphy or handwriting in tar ink. The farmer’s name, their town, sack number and year was
Category

20th Century Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Hemp

Vintage European Grain Sack with Original Markings and Down Insert
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
beautiful calligraphy or handwriting in tar ink. The farmer’s name, their town, sack number and year was
Category

20th Century Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Hemp

Blue and White Qilin Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots...

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Peony Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Qilin Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Original Antique Printed German Feed Sack Pillow
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
are marked with beautiful calligraphy or handwriting in tar ink. The farmer's name, their town, sack
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Rustic Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Down

Chinese Bamboo Lotus Leaf Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bamboo

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