Brush and Cover, c. 1600, 8 7/16 x 5/8 in. (21.43 x 1.59 cm), Carved red lacquer (ti-hung) on wood and animal fur, China, 16th-17th century, Certain Neolithic pottery of the Yang-shao culture (3rd millennium BCE) shows evidence of being painted with the same type of pointed tip brush used by painters and calligraphers today. The Chinese brush is an exceptionally versatile and sensitive writing and painting instrument. Responsive to the slightest pressure, its mastery requires years of difficult practice. However, it provided talented painters and calligraphers an extraordinary tool for self-expression by producing the individualized brushstrokes that formed the aesthetic basis of their art.
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