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A BONE AND IVORY BRUSH Jin Dongxin refers to Jin Nong (1687-1763 or 1764) one of the Eight
Qing Dynasty Eccentrics of Yangzhou, a group of generally nonconformist artists. Jin
The long cylindrical shaft inlaid with various auspicious items including Nong’s uniqueness was his ‘lacquered’ style calligraphy with straight
lingzhi, musical chimes, ingots, and books, the top carved with Jin angular lines, resembling lacquer applied with a wooden spatula rather
Dongxin, the bulbous ferrule at the bottom of the shaft with animal hair. than a brush. He also preserved his independence by selling works
27cm (10 1/2in) long. in an open market, rather than adopting an individual patron. His
openness to selling his paintings or calligraphy for money still went
£6,000 - 8,000 against the grain of literati ideals which argued that true literati art
CNY53,000 - 71,000 should be done by amateurs who did not need money which would
have inhibited their expression.
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