Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 25.8 x W. 42.6 cm (10 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Animal hair bristles bound into a cylinder with string
JapaneseChūban (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 centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
16th-17th centuryChineseInk and color on carved wood
19th centuryChinese