The Chinese made brush pots from a variety of materials, including hardwoods, bamboo and jade. Bamboo brush pots, in particular, have a long history and those with carved decor became popular with the literati during the 16th century. This finely detailed container shows scholars and attendants in a mountain retreat beneath overhanging rocks with another group of four scholars in a bamboo grove listening to lute music . Narrative scenes like this relate closely to printed designs in books from the late Ming and early Ch'ing dynasties. The inscription, carved by Tung Wen in kai-shu regular script on the large rock, reads:
The lotus estate in cool summer
In the Kuei-wei year (1793) in the summer of the sixth month
In the spirit of Chang Chiao's brush.
Shan Chiao, better known as Wang Meng (1308-1385), was one of the most highly revered calligraphers and painters of the 14th century.
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<P>The Chinese made brush pots from a variety of materials, including hardwoods, bamboo and jade. Bamboo brush pots, in particular, have a long history and those with carved decor became popular with the literati during the 16th century. This finely detailed container shows scholars and attendants in a mountain retreat beneath overhanging rocks with another group of four scholars in a bamboo grove listening to lute music . Narrative scenes like this relate closely to printed designs in books from the late Ming and early Ch'ing dynasties. The inscription, carved by Tung Wen in kai-shu regular script on the large rock, reads:</P><P>The lotus estate in cool summer</P><P>In the Kuei-wei year (1793) in the summer of the sixth month</P><P>In the spirit of Chang Chiao's brush.</P><P>Shan Chiao, better known as Wang Meng (1308-1385), was one of the most highly revered calligraphers and painters of the 14th century. </P>
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