Palm fiber mounting brushes

Name/Title

Palm fiber mounting brushes

Entry/Object ID

2020.3.4

Description

Collection of 22 wide-tipped mounting brushes handmade from palm fiber. Bristles are held together by thick stitches made with palm fiber.

Context

These handmade brushes from palm fiber are used in Chinese culture to remove creases and bubbles when wet mounting artwork like sumi or calligraphy work. These brushes help to evenly apply and smooth out backing paper to the main artwork paper.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2020.3

Made/Created

Place

Country

China

Continent

Asia

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

brushes (implements)

Parts

Count

22

Location

Box

Box 48

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio