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Palette inscribed for Smendes (II), High Priest of Amun, Wood, ink, reed — Palette inscribed for Smendes (II), High Priest of Amun
ca. 1045–992 B.C.

Brush Washer, Porcelain with peachbloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush Washer
China

Brush pot with Daoist paradise

, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush pot with Daoist paradise
China
18th century

Brush washer, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush washer
China
18th century

Brush holder with immortal realms, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush holder with immortal realms
China
late 18th century

Brush Washer, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush Washer
China
1678–88

Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong

, Porcelain with incised decoration painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush Pot with King Wen and the Scholar Jiang Taigong
China
mid-17th century

Brush Rest with Persian Inscription, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush Rest with Persian Inscription
China
early 16th century

Brush holder with two brushes, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush holder with two brushes
China
18th century

Brush holder with narrative scene, Ivory, China — Brush holder with narrative scene
China
18th century

Brush Washer, Porcelain with clair de lune glazes, China — Brush Washer
China
ca. 1700–22

Brush washer with lotus, Stoneware with incised decoration under a celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China — Brush washer with lotus
China
13th–14th century

Clothes brush, Johann Christoph Stenglin German, Silver gilt; horse hair bristles, German, Augsburg — Clothes brush
Johann Christoph Stenglin
ca. 1743–45

Mounted brush, Johann Pepfenhauser II German, Silver gilt, German, Augsburg — Mounted brush
Johann Pepfenhauser II
ca. 1743–45

The Rehearsal Onstage, Edgar Degas French, Pastel over brush-and-ink drawing on thin cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas — The Rehearsal Onstage
Edgar Degas
ca. 1874

Brush pot with scene from The Investiture of the Gods, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush pot with scene from The Investiture of the Gods
China
mid-17th century

Brush holder with Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush holder with Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
China
18th–19th century

Brush washer in the shape of a plum blossom, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush washer in the shape of a plum blossom
China
late 18th–early 19th century

Brush Pot with Scene of Washing an Elephant, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Brush Pot with Scene of Washing an Elephant
China
mid-17th century

Brush holder with gardenia, butterfly, and dragonfly

, Xu Subai Chinese, Bamboo, China — Brush holder with gardenia, butterfly, and dragonfly
Xu Subai
dated 1961

Brush holder with scholars in a garden, Bamboo, China — Brush holder with scholars in a garden
China
late 18th century–early 19th century

Scribal palette, Wood, brush, ink — Scribal palette
306–30 B.C.

Scribe's Palette and Brushes, Wood, ink, reed — Scribe's Palette and Brushes
664–332 B.C.

Writing Palette and Brushes of Princess Meketaten, Ivory, rush, red, yellow, and black pigments — Writing Palette and Brushes of Princess Meketaten
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Three Scribe's Brushes, Wood — Three Scribe's Brushes
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Two Scribe's Brushes, Wood — Two Scribe's Brushes
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Brush, Grass, palm leaf — Brush
664 B.C. or later

Paint Brush, Palm Fiber, red paint — Paint Brush
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Brush washer in the shape of a peach, Overlay glass, China — Brush washer in the shape of a peach
China
18th century

Brush holder with flowers and poems, Molded gourd, black lacquer, China — Brush holder with flowers and poems
China
19th century

Brush holder with “Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man”

, Zhang Xihuang Chinese, Bamboo, China — Brush holder with “Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man”
Zhang Xihuang
early 17th century

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Brush holder, Lacquer, British — Brush holder
British
early 19th century

Ewer and basin, soap and brush boxes, Earthenware, probably British, Staffordshire — Ewer and basin, soap and brush boxes
probably British, Staffordshire
1880–90

Two clothes brushes, Silver, ivory, British, London — Two clothes brushes
British, London
1874–75

Shaving brush with handle and cover (part of a set), Johann Bernhard Hertz (Hentz), Silver, bristles, Russian, St. Petersburg — Shaving brush with handle and cover (part of a set)
Johann Bernhard Hertz (Hentz)
1848–49

Hat brush (part of a set), Ivory, bristles, Russian — Hat brush (part of a set)
Russian
1848–49

Pair of brush backs, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Dutch — Pair of brush backs
Dutch
18th century