Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle fitted bowl Mid to late 20th century

Mid to late 20th century Japanese

8 1/4" diameter x 3 1/8" tall and in very good condition

of which this is one

sculptures

emigrating in 1939

Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle fitted bowl Mid to late 20th centuryI've looked and looked, but have not been able to find another brush quite like this one, marked "Bicycle Brush" on its long wooden handle. I'm guessing the mark is a literal descriptor, and that this brush was for cleaning the spokes of an old bike? I really love its form, and especially the wire stitching, visible on its spine, which holds the bristles in place. I'd add it to a beautiful brush collection, but with its narrow head and long handle