Brush pot

[4] After Neo-Confucianism was welcomed as the formal doctrine in Korea at the beginning of the Joseon era, the new intellectually aware and literate yangban replaced aristocrats and Buddhist monks.

[5] This new elite ruling class spent a significant part of their time in writing calligraphy alongside reading.

[6] Made in wood, stone, porcelain and bamboo, brush pots were mostly cylindrical and were often decorated with traditional symbols inscribed on their body.

[9] In the Skinner Asian Arts Auction, an 18th-century 6-inch (150 mm) bamboo Chinese brush pot was sold for $539,500.

[10] In March 2019, the Art Institute of Chicago de-accessioned 22 Chinese jade carvings at a sale at Sotheby's New York.

18th-century Qing dynasty bitong made of rosewood ( hongmu ), on a stand with a brush
Jingdezhen brush pot, Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty, 1723-1735, glazed porcelain and enamels
Qing dynasty , Jingdezhen ware