Rosewood Hexagonal Brush Pot
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A Chinese hexagonal shape rosewood brush pot. The rosewood grows very slowly. It takes hundreds of years to become useful material. It is therefore difficult to find a relatively whole piece of material for crafting in the rosewood. As the saying goes, 'Only one in ten pieces of rosewood could be used. This hexagonal shaped rosewood carved brush holder is made of a whole piece of rosewood. The texture of the cow-hair-wave on the wood is perceptible. It feels good to touch. The entire pot is in the hexagonal shape with a string on the mouth and six short feet at the bottom. The bottom is also engraved with the same hexagonal shape. Although the brush pot has very few modifications, it shows a philosophy that is less is more. It is worthy of a collection. Height 14.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
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- Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.
The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.
Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.
It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.
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