also: ふであらい
brush washer; brush cleaner
A container used to wash ink or paint off writing or painting brushes. Common in calligraphy and sumi-e contexts.
I filled the brush washer with water in calligraphy class.
This brush washer is made of ceramic.
Standard kanji form for a brush washer used in calligraphy or painting.
More descriptive spelling using 洗い; also read ふであらい.
Compound of 筆 (brush) and 洗 (washing). The reading ひっせん is the on'yomi, while ふであらい is the kun'yomi reading.