Cat-Hair Maki-e Brush for kintsugi - TYO Brown Handle (Small)
Brown Handle maki-e brush is finally back in stock (after a whole year)!! This is our recommended natural-hair maki-e brush for kintsugi as featured in our Geeky Brush Talk videos.
From our kintsugi brush test, this brown-handle Tyo cat-hair maki-e brush is the winner! Reasonably-priced, Handmade in Japan with all-natural hair.
Hand-made maki-e brush is becoming extremely limit in supply, we managed to acquire a very small lot of these wonderful natural-hair brushes for our overseas users. Check out our 3-part Brush Talk videos to see the explanation and recommendation of brushes for kintsugi use. (free sign-up)
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. Check out our product video comparing natural-hair brush and synthetic nylon brush.
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 now 2-3 months due to raw-material supply shortage.
If you need assistance in choosing brushes, email us and we will make recommendations. Or check out our brush talk videos.