Vintage Japanese Hake Flat Wood and Goat Hair Paint Brush elegant plate with triangles comprised of triangles

with triangles comprised of triangles and diamonds of diamonds

An what a tremendous amount of work went into it

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

and would guess it dates to the 1930s or 40s

Vintage Japanese Hake Flat Wood and Goat Hair Paint Brush elegant plate with triangles comprised of trianglesI picked up this Japanese brush from the studio of an artist's estate sale just because I thought it was pretty. It is a Hake brush, used for blending watercolors and applying gesso, paste, or varnish. The brush features what I believe are goat hair bristles stitched to the wooden handle, which has a hole near the end for hanging. 12" long x 3" wide x 1 4" deep. In good vintage condition, with light wear and some spotting to the wood on one side.