Object Details
Description
Brush with bamboo handle used for adding color to wood block in Japanese printmaking. Similar brushes also were used for textile printing. This brush closely resembles brush No. 5 in illustrations GA.03209.03-.04, but it is possibly a later addition to the printmaking exhibition. One row of stitching with straight handle.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of T. Tokuno, Chief of the Japanese Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Insatsukyoku), 1889-90
ID Number
GA.03211.05c
accession number
22582
catalog number
03211.05c
Object Name
brush
Measurements
overall: 15.5 cm x 2 cm; 6 3/32 in x 25/32 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1845918