This brush is a type of Senbyo-Fude (line drawing brush). This brush is used for Japanese-style painting and ink painting when detailed drawing of people and animals is required. It is made of weasel hair or other bristles with fine tips that are very thin and sharp.
This brush is also used by professionals for fine coloring and pattern drawing in crafts such as dyeing, pottery painting, and maki-e (gold-relief lacquering).
Itachi Menso Fude
イタチ面相筆
Itachi Menso Fude
This brush is resilient and can be used for a variety of purposes, including straight lines, curved lines, and painting. They are used by professionals in Japanese and ink painting, as well as in ceramics and dyeing.
Main Materials
weasel hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| SS(小小) | 2.1 | 15 |
| S(小) | 2.8 | 15 |
| M(中) | 3.3 | 18 |
| L(大) | 3.6 | 21 |
| LL(大大) | 3.8 | 24 |
| S Long(特長) | 2.3 | 27 |
| SS Long(細長) | 2.1 | 21 |
| Tentsuke(点付) | 2.5 | 12 |
This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.
赤軸面相
Akajiku Menso
Main Materials
weasel hair, deer hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| S(小) | 2.9 | 18 |
| M(中) | 3.5 | 21 |
| L(大) | 4.0 | 24 |
Akajiku Menso
Oronpy Menso
オロンピー面相
Oronpy Menso
The pahmi hairs used in this brush are very strong and elastic, suitable for drawing strong lines, and the tips are sharper than those of the Itachi Menso Fude, so they are often used for drawing thin lines.
Main Materials
pahmi (Oronpy) hair, deer hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| S(小) | 3.2 | 21 |
| M(中) | 3.5 | 24 |
| L(大) | 4.0 | 27 |
This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.
白狸面相
Shirotanuki Menso
The raccoon dog hair (white) used for this brush has very flexible and strong bristles, and the brush has a writing feel as if it is absorbed by the canvas when drawing lines. This brush is used for drawing lines and painting with high-viscosity paints such as gold paint.
Main Materials
raccoon-dog hair, deer hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| S(小) | 4.0 | 24 |
| L(大) | 4.6 | 30 |
This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.
Shirotanuki Menso
Kurotanuki Menso
黒狸面相
Kurotanuki Menso
The raccoon dog hair (black) used for this brush has a very hard tip and a very strong tip, so it is used for painting with sticky paints such as gold paint.
It is especially used in Japanese painting, where fine lines are often drawn with gold paint. It can also be used to paint on hard canvases, so it is often used to paint ceramics.
Main Materials
raccoon-dog hair, goat tail hair, deer hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| – | 4.0 | 14 |
This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.
白軸面相
Shirojiku Menso
Main Materials
weasel hair
| size | head diameter (mm) | head length (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| SS(小小) | 1.7 | 12 |
| S(小) | 2.4 | 14 |
| M(中) | 3.0 | 16 |
| L(大) | 3.4 | 18 |
| LL(大大) | 4.1 | 24 |
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Art Brushes List
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製品紹介
Products
art brushs(画筆/Gahitsu)
We make brushes for Japanese-style painting, ink painting, and animation background art, as well as brushes for wax resist dyeing and traditional crafts, and brushes for letterpress painting.
paint brushs (刷毛/Hake)
We make a variety of brushes such as picture brushes, water brushes, and blotting brushes used for Japanese paintings, etc., coloring brushes for dyeing, stencil brushes, woodblock print brushes used for prints, and Sanskrit brushes.