Primitive Handmade Whisk-type Brush with Wire Wrapped Wood Handle - Reserved for J.L Cinnabar The opening measures 3/4 inches

The opening measures 3/4 inches across

this is truly an exquisitely woven piece

but also because I didn’t know exactly what it was and wanted to find out

hand-painted with silver and gold flowers and arrows in relief

Primitive Handmade Whisk-type Brush with Wire Wrapped Wood Handle - Reserved for J.L Cinnabar The opening measures 3/4 inchesThis may be my favorite brush yet! I think the construction is amazing, with what I believe are horsehair bristles running both horizontally, along the handle and, and vertically, tethered by wire, and then bound again by stitched string. The lines, patterns, textures make this feel as much like sculpture as a functional object, and a really satisfying and substantial one. Just gorgeous. I believe there was once a metal end cap attached to the end of