A vessel for washing brushes. In China, it is also called simply “wash,” and its slightly deeper version is called yu. The most famous examples are from the Guan kilns and Gue kilns of the Song dynasty (960-1279). There are many shapes and sizes, including hollyhock wash, four-wash, four-wash, four-wash, and long-wash. The Longquan twin-fish wash also appeared, all of which are prized for their clear blue powder blue patterns. In the Qing dynasty, Kangxi ware of brush brushes in various colors, such as reddish-brown and shohin-green, are also rare. Kiln-altered or mud ware is extremely rare, and there are both newer and older types of Juhong ware. The mouth of the wash is protruding in the shape of a dragon, a feature that has been used for many generations. In Korea, there are various types of brush washes, some of which also serve as a paint dish. There is a type of tea bowl that Japanese tea masters call “fusesugi,” which has a flat cut of 4 to 5 centimeters at the top of the rim, so that the tip of the brush can be wrung out there after being washed. There are both Korean and Japanese teacups of this type. The Korean ones are said to be the second oldest after the wells, and there are both round and oval shaped ones. There are two types of glazes, one similar to wells with small penetrations and the other in a light gray color in the style of well sides, the former being called kohibite-bushi-washi and the latter simply brush-washi.
The Wari-takadai Fushi-washi bowl with the inscription “Yugei” is said to be a bowl brought by General Shim Yu-gyeong, who came to Japan during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592-8, during the Japanese invasion of Korea by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
