DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO RENZI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1852 OR 1912

The inscriptions on the shaft read: wan ruo you long ('A wrist as agile as a writhing dragon'), renzi nian He Lianqing jing zhi ('finely made by He Lianqing in year of renzi', corresponding to 1852 or 1912), and ba kai fen zong chang feng yang hao ('thinly bonded long goat hair brush').
He Lianqing , a brush shop that supplied its fine products to the Qing imperial court from Daoguang through Xuantong period(1821-1911), continued to manufacture brushes during the Republic period.