showing 12 results matching creditline:"Gift of George and Marilyn Johnson in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts"

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two dragons (?) twisting around handle--imagery very difficult to read; medium brown finish with darker brown beneath; bulb which houses bristles has rounded bottom and two parallel incised lines; brown bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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six vertical cylindrical sections on handle, from top to bottom: man with ox, dwarf riding backwards on an ox with a tall plant, man riding a horse, figure carrying a yoke and a parasol with a tropical plant, dwarf riding backwards on an ox with a large plant with three large leaves, man riding on a horse with two plants; very long, soft, black bristles; rich brown handle; black hanging cord

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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dark red-brown wooden brush with carved handle with three segments along its shaft; segment at tip of the handle shows a boar, rat, goat, rooster and ox; middle segment shows a dog, rabbit, tiger, horse and monkey; top section (nearest bristles) shows a dragon and snake; top of handle housing the bristles is rounded and bulb-like with adjoining ring; blonde-colored hair bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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narrow light brown bamboo brush with carved carp, waves, clouds and flower; ring and oblong bone bulb house dark brown hair bristles; handle tip is concave with a cord and loop attached inside the hollow tip

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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man wearing a hat, fishing, beneath a very large tree; three-tiered pagoda at top; rounded bulb houses bristles; medium finish; grey-light brown bristles; threads glued around tip end for hanging

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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horn brush with carved handle with two dragons; handle's length is divided into four sections; tip of handle is smooth and rounded; top of handle near bristles is lighter in color, bulb-like and speckled; blonde/white/light-colored horse hair bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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light brown wood brush with deep carvings on handle; round base with hanging cord and loop tied and glued to end; top of brush handle (near bristles) is a cylinder with rounded edges; grey hair bristles; carvings feature a variety of trees, plants, multiple figures and two dwellings

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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brown amber brush with ornately carved handle including two figures and swirling cloud-like forms; tip of handle is conical with a flat tip; brown bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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milky-colored stone; stylized dragon carved on handle with turned elements; cylindrical area at bristle attachment carved with pairs of repeating curvilinear designs; grey-white bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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handle has three separate sections attached together; top section with crane in pine trees; middle section with building, lotus, bamboo, bat and fungi; bottom section with pair of magpies in a flowering tree; tip end of handle carved with character; grey-white hair tinted slightly pink from use

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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wood handle with bone at each end; black, rather stiff bristles; openwork carving on handle of five men in a grotto with two men on horseback on a path above them; tiger and dragon at top; large trees and bamboo grove; roughly conical bulb housing bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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red lacquer handle with spiraling dragon and clouds; stylized good-fortune characters around bulbous section where bristles are attached; doubled black thread on end for hanging loop; dark brown bristles

Calligraphy brush, late 19th century

China

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