From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Medium-sized hair-bristled brush, from a set of Japanese brushes

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.176.I
Title: Medium-sized hair-bristled brush, from a set of Japanese brushes
Classification: Artists' Tools
Work Type: brush
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture: Japanese

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles

Dimensions

H. 13.5 x W. 7 x D. 3.3 cm (5 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: hiragana:"ramu" on handle

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman, Class of 1907
Accession Year: 1937
Object Number: 1937.176.I
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Exhibition History

Japan on Paper, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/25/2019 - 08/11/2019

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