画筆 - 面相筆

Menso Fude

日本語(JP) / English

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

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
SS(小小)2.115
S(小)2.815
M(中)3.318
L(大)3.621
LL(大大)4.024
S Long(特長)2.327
SS Long(細長)2.121
Tentsuke(点付)2.512

This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.

赤軸面相

Akajiku Menso

Main Materials

weasel hair, deer hair

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
S(小)3.318
M(中)3.621
L(大)4.024

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

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
S(小)3.221
M(中)3.524
L(大)4.027

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

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
S(小)4.024
L(大)4.630

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

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
4.014

This brush is available at Shougetsudo’s online shop.

白軸面相

Shirojiku Menso

Main Materials

weasel hair

sizehead diameter
(mm)
head length
(mm)
SS(小小)1.712
S(小)2.414
M(中)3.016
L(大)3.418
LL(大大)4.124
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