Our popular TYO Brown handle maki-e will not be restock for awhile due to difficulty in sourcing the material. Our brush maker recommend this TYO Black handle maki-e brush. Same quality, but just tad bit finer in size. The brush head is also adjustable and removable like TYO Brown and our other Maki-e brushes.
Cat-Hair Maki-e Brush SMALL
Japan's Handmade Cat-hair brush is a very important tool for Maki-e Artisan. Centuries of trial-and-error with different hair types and brush sizes have led to the perfected, beautiful maki-e brushes. They are the pride of the artisans. And since the foundation of kinstugi was set by Maki-e masters, serious learners should learn and use maki-e brushes in their practices.
Once you mastered painting with it, you would not want to use any other brushes in painting with lacquer.
Professional maki-e brush is designed to have adjustable brush-head where the length of the hair can be extended or retracted. It is also designed to be removed for extensive cleaning after each use. As with all fine-quality handmade items, take very good care of it and it will last you a long time. Currently, there are only a few old artisans left in Japan that makes cat-hair maki-e brushes. They are in high demand as the tedious hand-made production process is very slow.
INVENTORY
*** We only carry very small inventory as these are hand-made in small batches. If out-of-stock, we accept pre-order so we can hold the item for you when we receive the new batch from the brush artisan. Production time is 1-2 months.
If you need assistance in choosing brushes, email us and we will make recommendations.