Stanup Vintage Stand Up Horsehair Brush with Painted Wood Handle Kansas City artist with the hook at the

with the hook at the end perhaps a later addition

Maybe it's because it's a gray January as I post them

Japan features incised designs including a woman holding fish

I have learned that boxes like this were made to house Mahjong sets

Stanup Vintage Stand Up Horsehair Brush with Painted Wood Handle Kansas City artist with the hook at theI've always got an eye out for brushes, and grabbed this one for its cream painted wood handle with a great, pedestal like silhouette that enables it to stand up on its own. I have not found another quite like it, or any others with the "Stanup" brand trademark for that matter, making it a nice addition to a brush collection. I'd guess 1920 40s. It is marked Sterlized Japan on the opposite side of the handle. There's a fair amount of paint loss and