Cylindrical brush pot made of precious dalbergia odorifera wood, known in China as huali or huanghuali. This latter term preferred by collectors, should be used when the color of the wood lightens due to long exposure to air and turns towards a warm shade of yellow. Much appreciated since ancient times, huali, together with a few other types of woods, is at the top of classic Chinese furniture, always used by the wealthier classes also for the creation of precious artifacts for home furnishings or, as in this case, for the elegant instruments intended for the use of the Literati and Scholars.