A water-soluble cellulose ether is selected by judging whether the number of
undissolved
fibers having a size of 16-200 m is up to 350 fibers/2 ml in a 0.1 wt %
aqueous solution of the cellulose ether at 25 C. This water-soluble cellulose
ether forms an aqueous solution which can be filtered without clogging and can
form a very thin film without defectives.