Leaves Have Grown on My Calligraphy Brush

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Leaves Have Grown on My Calligraphy Brush

犬喜

A calligraphy brush made from a branching stem with leaves still attached. The artist identifies the branch as 桂树; the botanical species is not independently established.

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桂树 branch, as identified by the artist; exact botanical species UNKNOWN

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A calligraphy brush made from a branching stem with leaves still attached. The artist identifies the branch as 桂树; the botanical species is not independently established.

First documented: 2024-05-02 (earliest known public post in the available archive; not a creation date). Creation year: UNKNOWN.

Original post title: 求助！毛笔上长出叶子了 要不要摘掉

Artist's original text (angie-207): 一直是思考 自己做的东西是不是实用性太差
于是它被拉出来了
桂树枝毛笔

English translation: I've always been thinking about whether the things I make are too impractical.
So it got brought out.
Cassia-branch calligraphy brush

Source record · angie-207 · 2024-05-02

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Artwork credit: 犬喜. Please retain the artwork title, artist credit and source link when citing this record.