Bulbous-handled wooden writing brush, attributed to He Lianqing. Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

Bulbous-handled wooden writing brush, attributed to He Lianqing. Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

• Image Number: K1F001130N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Studio implements
• Function: Stationery
• Material: Plants/Wood/
• Description:
  The pen is long and thick. The wooden bucket pen tube is carved with horizontal ribs and strings at the pen holding position. The bucket part is embedded with four square ivory chips. Each block character is engraved with red or green: “wrist”, “bottom”, “life”, “wind”. The end of the pen tube is also inlaid with ivory pieces, engraved with regular characters and filled with red and green colors: “made by Jiayin, Dongyue, He Lianqing”, “Nen Changfeng, Chen Jingchun, Yanghao”. He Lianqing, a famous pen shop in the Qing Dynasty, is good at making Changfeng Yanghao pens.