Unpei-fude: Unpei Writing Ink Brush
January 09, 2015Unpei-fude has 27 types of ink brushes totally, such as Tenpyo-hitsu (Jakuto-hitsu), Hitsuryuto maki-fude, Kobodaishiryu-hitsu, Fujiwarateikaky-hitsu, Jyodaiyo-fude, Koetsu-fude, Tofuasonyo-hitsu, and so on. Also, they are categorized into three types of shape :1) General shape 2) Jakuto(sparrow-head) shape 3), and To-maki (rattan coil) shape. Moreover, as for Type 1(General shape), it is divided into three categories depending on the names of the brushes: A) Era, B) Purpose of Use , and C) Famous family style, which are called "maki-fude," and it is originated from the Tang Dynasty of China. In addition, “maki-fude “ have passed down it’s traditional technique of wrapping paper on the neck of the brush into the modern times.
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Unpei-fude: Unpei Writing Ink Brush