Three wood ink brushes, two with caps A: Bamboo brush with hair tip. L: 6.875"; Diam:.25". Shaft of bamboo is mottled on the surface and has a rectangular section near the top of the brush handle which appears to be an area from which a sticker was removed. The brush hairs are stained black. B: Bamboo brush cap. L:2.875"; Diam: .375". Hollow, cylindrical brush cap. Bamboo pulp has been cored out of interior of shaft so that one end is completely hollow and the other has some remaining pulp to decrease the diameter of the opening. C: Bamboo brush with hair tip.Identical to A except there is a smudge of black ink near the brush tip. D: Metal brush cap. L: 3". Bonze colored metal cap which narrows to a rounded, pointed, closed tip. E: Bamboo brush with plastic tip. L: 6.125"; Diam: .25". Shaft of bamboo is mottled on the surface with dark brown spots on light brown, possibly varnished, background; may be an artificial stain. The white plastic tip is molded in the shape of swirled brush hairs, and is stained with black ink.

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