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Calligraphy brush

handle has three separate sections attached together; top section with crane in pine trees; middle section with building, lotus, bamboo, bat and fungi; bottom section with pair of magpies in a flowering tree; tip end of handle carved with character; grey-white hair tinted slightly pink from use

Date
late 19th century
In our collection
since August the 1st, 2015 up to now
Dimensions
13 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (34.61 × 3.18 × 3.18 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Ivory or bone, hair
Price
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Composition
cadmium62%
iron17%
oxygen21%