These thin (1/8"-3/16") walled Brush Holders also differ from their thick walled cousins in their narrowness and height of at least 7" to 10+" compared to 4" to 5" for the smaller holders. The form in China was probably used for tall paint brushes but, commonly used in the U. S. as flower vases. They all have bottom rims and glazed bottoms. The two larger holders are slightly flared at the top. As one can see, the top rim decoration differs among the examples.
These are sturdy 3/8" thick walled holders or jars. Quite useful, this form probably originally was made to hold paint brushes in China but, in the U. S. they were more likely to be used to hold tooth brushes, pencils, pens and maybe even flowers. Note that the largest jar does not have the rain cloud border. The smaller ones do but on one the clouds face down and on the other they face upwards. Such are the anomalies of Canton decoration. The three shown here have bottom rims and they have glazed bottoms. There may well be larger or smaller examples. Prices usually are based on the holder's size, the larger the more expensive.
