Accession No

TEMP.00951


Description

Four bamboo brushes or pens, each with a lid.


Place

Asia; East Asia; China


Period


Source

Unknown


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00951


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bamboo; Paper; Animal Hair; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

8mm x 8mm x 230mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Four bamboo brushes, each with a lid formed of a hollowed section of bamboo. Each has a nib or brush point made of animal hair, some of which still have pigment upon them. Three of the four brushes have a paper label [two white and one red] with Chinese text adhered to the surface at the end of the pen.
Event Date 16/10/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Amendments / updates)
'These brushes were found with no Id No. in the box '50.B.3, China', in the Babington store. They have now been documented and the location updated.'
Event Date 16/10/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


FM:285157

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