Cat-Hair Maki-e Brush - Tyo Brown Handle (Small)
Brown Handle will be out-of-stock for awhile. For alternative, TYO Black handle is recommended. It is of the same quality, and the brush bundle width is just slightly finer.
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.