late 19th-early 20th century
63.9 x 42 cm (25 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th century

Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseAnimal hair bristles bound into a cylinder with string
JapaneseSoft wooden handle with tip splintered to make bristle fibers
Japanese
Paper with silk-web reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese
