Vintage Emei Mountain Bamboo Figural Brush Pot

$32.00

Object reference: BRU-10483413597

Object details

Approx. 15.5 cm (6.1 in) high
Bamboo and wood with applied carved details
Painted facial accents
Functional as a pen or brush holder

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Condition

Natural bamboo variation, light scratches, finish wear, and minor age-related marks. No major split is reported in the source notes; inspect images for the opening and base.

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The story

A face from the mountain, shaped in bamboo.

This whimsical brush pot transforms a bamboo section into a characterful human figure, using applied and carved elements for hair, features, and expression. The inscription connects it to Emei Mountain, one of China’s most storied cultural and pilgrimage landscapes.

Travel souvenirs often preserve the most direct relationship between maker, place, and memory. Here, humble bamboo becomes both portrait and useful desk object—a folk-art companion for pens, brushes, or dried stems.

Attribution note

Visually assessed as a late-20th-century Chinese bamboo folk-art souvenir from or associated with Emei Mountain. Construction and painted details suggest workshop or artisan production for the domestic travel market, likely circa 1980s–2000s.