Antique Horsehair Paintbrush with Threaded Handle and Gorgeous Patina Japanese cannister on heavy weight paper

on heavy weight paper

and there is a bit of mildewing

giving the piece a great  sweetness and tenderness

but would be best framed with a matte

Antique Horsehair Paintbrush with Threaded Handle and Gorgeous Patina Japanese cannister on heavy weight paperOh, what a beautiful brush this one is! Just a gorgeous thing, with grayish horsehair bristles attached to blonde, varnished wood ferrule, which has a great angular shape, and then a turned and threaded handle. The perfect addition to a collection of wonderful old brushes or just a lovely object to set somewhere or hang on the wall. The brush measures 10 1 2" long and 4 1 2" wide overall. The ferrule (the wooden part to which the bristles are