Brush Item Number: N1.220 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of three brushes: a-b) two brushes with wide off-white bristles (the bristles of part a are stained light pink), a black wood ferrule with incised lines that tapers towards the cylindrical bamboo handle that has a piece of paper with a printed image of a bird and Chinese characters and a length of twined and knotted fibre threaded through a hole in the handle near the end; c) a brush with short black bristles, a cylindrical bamboo handle with a black end and a short loop of woven black fibre attached to the end. Each brush has incised characters on the handle shaft near the end: the lettering on parts a and b are in red, and on part c it is in black.
Cultural Context
various sizes for varying calligraphy styles
What
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
Other
- Condition
- good