Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
32.6 x 44.2 cm (12 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Single piece of wood split at one end to form bristles
JapaneseOne of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving), "hikibori" (pull-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSoapstone; six-character mark in seal script on the base reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi'
18th centuryChineseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese