Accession Number
2009/2.52

Title
Brush

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
early 20th century

Medium & Support
wood, fiber

Dimensions
9 1/2 in. (24 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Physical Description
A bundle of thin fibres (which form the brush) held together by thin strips of wood wrapped around one half of the bundle, topped with a piece of cloth to create a cap.

This brush was used in a procedure called bemaegi , which involves starching fabric to level threads on the surface of the warp and maintain humidity. It was made of pine roots and by binding them together at the end of the handle with hemp cloth.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 279]

Primary Object Classification
Basketry

Primary Object Type
brush

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
brushes (implements)
maintenance tools
starch
wood (plant material)