Primitive Handmade Whisk-type Brush with Wire Wrapped Wood Handle - Reserved for J.L Cinnabar but I think this just

but I think this just adds to its aura

The opening measures 3/4 inches across

this is truly an exquisitely woven piece

Perhaps for holding ink

Primitive Handmade Whisk-type Brush with Wire Wrapped Wood Handle - Reserved for J.L Cinnabar but I think this justThis 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