Featured 5.5" Carved bamboo - Chinese paint brush holder? Drinking cup?

I bought this along with a bunch of other smalls (including a cool small Delft sleigh) from a friend's storage auction find.
What is it?
I thought it was for a Chinese calligrapher's paint - but it's too tall - or his paint brushes? Or a small drinking cup?
It's 5.5" tall
Also can anyone tell if it's old or not?
Thank you!

 

Show show show!

 

Could be for his brushes.

 

I think it's a paintbrush holder too..

 

Oops, I thought journey already said it was for brushes. Yes it is for calligraphy brushes.

 

As soon as I get home!

 

Here is the Delft - last question on bamboo paint brush holder; is it old?

 

Any way to tell how old delft is?

 

brush pot..it's not new...but not that old either.......& not as old as mine......
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/old-asian-scribes-artists-bamboo-pen-brush-holder.2583/

 

@say_it_slowly should have an idea.

 

I was talking about the delft - ever since I found those 100 yr old plates I posted some time ago I always look at a delft when I see one, hoping it's another score! lol

 

The Delft mark would appear to most likely be a de Porceleyne Fles (Royal Delft) mark and the "D" would date it 1882. I'm not familiar with older Fles enough to say for sure.

The chart below showing various forms of the company marks is from "Discovering Dutch Delftware" by Van Hook as is the black and white photo of only example of items that are roughly from the time period with similar subject.

I've added a very similar looking mark that is from Lehner's "Encyclopedia of US Marks" for the Cook Pottery Co in NJ that apparently says "DC" along with the mark. There are no examples of objects.




Cook Pottery Mark

 

I found a similar shaped example and while they don't show the mark they do give a fair bit of info on it. So Fles would seem to be correct.

And one with a mark but different subject.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-delft-porceleyne-fles-sleigh-169571030



https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1888-porceleyne-fles-delft-holland-431155635

 

I can do you an older piece.

 

Maybe or maybe just a start.

From Chaffers Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain.

 

I went to check as this is a fairly common pattern and I have a charger and some vases in it. (Possibly another plate somewhere). Mine are a different maker, de Klaew, but similar.

 

Yup, that's the one, die drei kokken. It was in a mixed lot, I think all of fifty pence.

 

Oh...sorry.......

You wrote." last question on bamboo paint brush holder; is it old?"

Maybe I was out of turn....

That's twice I've had to apologize to you.......it won't happen again..!

 

komokwa, no worries - ever!