Chinese zitan hexagonal brush pot small-leaf zitan wood and…
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Chinese zitan hexagonal brush pot small-leaf zitan wood and with beautiful bull hair grain, measures 14.6 cm

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  • Zitan Wood - Zitan is the most expensive, and since ancient times, has been considered the most precious of woods.

    Zitan wood is the hardest and heaviest of all hardwoods. It is purplish-black to black in colour, and with a grain so dense it is virtually invisible.

    Zitan can usually only be obtained in quite narrow strips and so it is rare to find large pieces of furniture made from this wood. True Chinese rosewood is a variety of zitan and is very rare.

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