You will find our current range of brushes here all of which are of the highest quality for Chinese Brush Painting. We are excited that a selection of exceptional brushes, made by Mr Li of Hangzhou (supplier to the China Academy of Art), Mr Wu, a renowned brush maker in Shanghai, and Mr Zhou of Beijing, are now exclusively available to our customers.
BRUSH INFORMATION
WOLF
Ink
Work ~ firm and flexible, usually made from Weasel.
Ink
Work and General Use
SHEEP
Softest
brush ~ colour work ~ very difficult to manage.
Small:
Flowers, petals and soft leaves
Medium:
Grapes, leaves
Large:
Calligraphy, bamboo trunks
Mixed
White
Cloud ~ core of stiff hair giving resilience and softer outer hair (sheep) to
hold liquid
General
use – more controllable than sheep
BADGER
Strong
semi-stiff brush
Landscape
and large leaves
Crab
Claw/Red Feather
Very
fine tip with body holding water
Outline
work and Gong Bi
HORSE
Stiffest
brush
Sharp
lines, texture, landscape
PONY
Softer
than Horse
Softer
texture
