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Artisan
s Cache of 20 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Scholar s Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Artisan
s Cache of 27 Old China Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
Artisan
s Cache of 41 Old China Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Old Hoju Wish Granting Jewel Scroll Hand Painted Calligraphy, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, remarkable HoJu, the wish granting jewel, signed, calligraphy painted on paper.
Dimensions
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Huge 32" Old Chinese Ink Paint Calligraphy Brush, store advertisising sample
Located in South Burlington, VT
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This is a huge old Chinese calligraphy wooden ink paint brush. It is signed in multiple areas on the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Artisan
s Cache 75 Old Chinese and Japanese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is a cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes dating back to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo
Artisan
s Superb Cache of 25 Old Chinese Paint Calligraphy Bamboo Brushes
Located in South Burlington, VT
is an exceptional cache of old Chinese and Japanese bamboo paint and calligraphy artist brushes
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Scholar s Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Japan Old Hoju Wish Granting Jewel Silk Scroll Hand Painted Calligraphy, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, remarkable HoJu scroll, the wish granting jewel, signed, calligraphy painted on silk, wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Scroll Painting of Prawns
Located in Stamford, CT
Charming 19th century Chinese scroll painting in ink of four shrimp with calligraphy column of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Lovely Meiji Period Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Landscape Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hanging scroll calligraphy "mountains" silk color Zaimei (Baiyun Sang-jin) both box
Size Axis
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Chinese Hanging Scroll of Prunus Branches, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Guided by the gestural extensions of the calligraphic branches, the artist of this painting followed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Enzo
Located in Hudson, NY
Enzo is a symbol in Zen Buddhist calligraphy which has multiple significances including
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Late 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Six Panel Screen Chinese Callilgraphy Over Gilt
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese late Meiji period six panel screen featuring six Chinese brush calligraphy poems in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Chinese Decorative Wall Panel
Located in Sheffield, MA
calligraphy in black ink and red stamps on paper. The panel may be hung by a cord at the top.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Framed Mughal Illustrated Manuscript Leaf, 19th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
seated on a carpet next to a window opening to a landscape scene. The manuscript has black calligraphy to
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Parchment Paper
20th Century Chinese Four-Panel Coromandel Screen Immortals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
designs. The reverse side is decorated with Chinese script calligraphy. The lacquered panels are thick and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Six-Panel Gilt Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Supported by square legs with brass-clad feet. The reverse side is decorated with Chinese script calligraphy
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Indian Mughal Style Double Sided Manuscript Painting
Located in Stamford, CT
elegant glass vessels. Framed by domed and tiled building. The reverse is a manuscript with calligraphic
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Japan Old Japanese Tea Scroll "LONGEVITY" Hand Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy work of art
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Japan Old Japanese Tea Scroll "Peacefulness" Hand Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy work of art
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
"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 Chinese Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Fine Antique "Beautiful Bijin" Geisha Hand Painted Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
geisha kimono beauty with prolific writing calligraphy, a work of art.
19th century
Technique
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old "Heart Kokoro" Hand Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -" Kokoro
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Persian Miniature Painting of a Polo Match, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy. Dated to the late 19th century, this miniature painting on an earlier manuscript leaf depicts a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japan Antique Tea Master Ceremony Guide Double Scroll Matsudara Fumai 1751-1818
Located in South Burlington, VT
scroll hand written and hand painted . These scrolls contain vivid illustrations and lengthy calligraphy
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old "Heart Kokoro" Hand Painted Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -" Kokoro
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
50 "Orientations Magazines" for Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
art, Buddhas, Lacquer, bronzes, calligraphy, scrolls, screens, porcelains, and much much more.
One
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21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Japanese "Six Bold Characters" Hand Painted Silk Scroll Mint and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
painted "Six Character" silk scroll of calligraphy - completely hand painted - from a Japanese artists
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Silk
Pair of Japanese Edo Six Panel Screens Attributed Kano Toshun
Located in Rio Vista, CA
, calligraphy, and painting. Sold as a pair. The screens are unrestored in as-found condition with an aged
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
"Summer Poem" by Yun Fung
Located in Chicago, IL
in the upper left-hand corner describe. With her calligraphy tools before her, she pauses as she
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
17th Century Japanese Screen, Ink Plum Blossoms by Priest Hozobo Kojo
Located in Kyoto, JP
strong relationship between calligraphy and painting.
Monks such as Kojo, like literati painters
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Persian Hunting Outing Manuscript Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
texts beautifully scripted in calligraphy. This remarkable example depicts a hunting scene alive with
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese "Beautiful Caiilgraphy" Fine Hand Painted Scroll Mint, Signed,
Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
scroll of calligraphy - completely hand painted - from a Japanese artists' private collection and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Wood, Silk
Japanese Antique Hand Painted Playful Swallows Silk Scroll, Taisho Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
calligraphy written appraisal.
Beautiful red lacquer rollers and dark blue silk brocade.
Japan, attractive
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Artisan
s Woodblock Book Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
sumi ink calligraphy- a truly rare find dating to the 19th century. Its unique title page and back
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Antique Screen, Door, Natural Finish
Located in Somis, CA
symbolizing honor and grace of a lady. One character in the calligraphy style reads "Mulberry", indicating
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Bamboo, 18th Century Japanese Ink Painting by Cho Tosai
By Cho Tosai
Located in Kyoto, JP
that this kind of mastery required derived directly from the practice of calligraphy. The contrast
Category
Antique 1760s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Bamboo, 18th Century Japanese Ink Painting by Cho Tosai
By Cho Tosai
Located in Kyoto, JP
calligraphy. The contrast between the foreground and background, and between the varying textures represented
Category
Antique 1760s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Bamboo, 18th Century Japanese Ink Painting by Cho Tosai
By Cho Tosai
Located in Kyoto, JP
that this kind of mastery required derived directly from the practice of calligraphy. The contrast
Category
Antique 1760s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Brilliant Colors White Kanon Guanyin Buddha Pilgrimage Silk Scroll
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual pilgrimage scroll depicting Classic figure with over 100 hand painted calligraphy black
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Brilliant Colors Kanon Guanyin Buddha Pilgrimage Silk Scroll, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual pilgrimage scroll depicting Classic figure with over 100 hand painted calligraphy black
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Pair Indian Erotic Kama Sutra Tantric Gouache Paintings in Giltwood Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
, calligraphy above.
The second a night scene with the couple outside a thatched hut, the man wearing a tiger
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Reverse Glass Scholars
Desk Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, symbols of autumn and longevity. Beside the vase sits a small brush pot holding a calligraphy brush and a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Vintage Korean Blue Silk Embroidered Eight Panel Screen, circa 1940s
Located in Austin, TX
also features a calligraphic inscriptions and some with roundels with archaic Chinese script.
Mounted
Category
Vintage 1940s Korean Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Silk, Paper
Tibetan Painting Thangka Sanskrit Mandala Mantra Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
A finely hand painted Thangka with beautiful calligraphy in Sanskrit of the mantra Om. Mandala
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint, Paper
Framed Persian Painting of Lovers by Sadegh Tabrizi
By Sadegh Tabrizi
Located in San Francisco, CA
other shapes whose surfaces are covered with Persian and Arabic calligraphy. The halo, a device normally
Category
Vintage 1970s Persian Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Japan Heart "Kokoro" Hand-Painted Scroll, Signed Kubo Kozui, Koyasan abbot
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -Kokoro
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Paper
Important Japan Samurai Antique Woodblock Complete Book Set, 162 Prints, 1857
Located in South Burlington, VT
saddles and trappings
samurai learning the art of calligraphy
arrows and bows
Yari long armaments
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Important Japan Samurai Antique Woodblock Book Set 132 Prints 1857
Located in South Burlington, VT
saddles and trappings
samurai learning the art of calligraphy
arrows and bows
Yari long armaments
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Tibetan Painting Thangka Mandala Eight Treasures Hand Painted Gilded
Located in Somis, CA
A finely hand painted Thangka with beautiful calligraphy in Sanskrit of the mantra Om. Mandala
Category
2010s Nepalese Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paint
Japanese Petite Fine Woman
s Hand Painted Garden Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
compositions of fabrics, calligraphy painting and garden fruit, plumb trees and more.
Lovely vivid vibrant
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japan Old Hoju Wish Granting Jewel Silk Scroll, Hand Painted
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, remarkable HoJu scroll, the wish granting jewel, signed, calligraphy painted on silk, wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Screen Pair, Plum Blossoms, Kawakami Koritsu
By Kawakami Koritsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
branches and trees offered scholar artists excellent opportunities to demonstrate the calligraphic flair of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
painted Sumi Ink "Buddhist Chants" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form. This attractive screen dates
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Meiji Hanging Scroll of Ayu Fish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
roots in the past. This decorative hanging scroll honors traditional calligraphy painting with delicate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper, Silk
Chinese Six Panel Coromandel Lacquer Folding Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
, such as practicing calligraphy or admiring scrolls, while others relax and enjoy themselves by playing
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
painted Sumi Ink "Buddhist Chants" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form. This attractive screen dates
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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Calligraphy For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of calligraphy you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and bamboo. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of calligraphy — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of calligraphy, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Calligraphy?
A piece of calligraphy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $495, while the lowest priced sells for $49 and the highest can go for as much as $20,500.
Finding the Right Paintings And Screens for You
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
Questions About Calligraphy
- What is Chinese calligraphy art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese calligraphy is a supreme form of Chinese art. It is the stylized artistic way of writing Chinese characters, and is considered one of four most-sought after skills of ancient Chinese scholars. Shop a selection of Chinese calligraphy art pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The five types of Chinese calligraphy styles are the seal script, cursive script, running script, clerical script and the standard script. The tradition of Chinese calligraphy has spanned over 3,000 years. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Chinese calligraphy designs from some of the world’s top sellers.
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