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What is a brush washer?
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A brush washer is something that is used by artists and painters to clean their brushes. Cleaning brushes increases longevity and reduces their constant replacement. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage brush washers.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Spinach Jade Brush Washer
Depicting an asymmetrical rectangular rock pond, with blossoming
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Chinese Agate Brush Washer
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese agate brush washer, decorated in the from of a flower diameter 10cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
washers, each carved from the root ball of a bamboo plant. Brush washers were originally used by Chinese
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Chinese Guangxu Coral Glazed Porcelain Brush Washer/Ink Well
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese coral glazed porcelain brush washer or inkwell decorated with a bamboo sprig
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Brush Washer-Rose Quartz on a Custom Hand Carved Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese brush washer in the form of a peach, which represents wisdom. The peach is hand carved from
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood, Rose Quartz
