6-Piece Chinese Calligraphy Brush Set for Ink Painting

Lacquer ferrules and bamboo-tone handles

• Six tips, one set

  Six brushes with different tip types cover several stroke styles in one purchase. You stop buying brushes one at a time and hoping they match.

• Fine points and full tips

  Pointed white and brown hair tips suit fine lines. The fuller brown tips handle broader strokes and ink washes.

• Glossy black lacquer ferrules

  Each brush has a black lacquered ferrule, a blue and white wrap band and printed Chinese characters on a bamboo-tone handle. It looks right on a practice desk.

Learn each tip's feel

1. 1
   Pick a tip

   Try each brush on scrap paper.

2. 2
   Load the ink

   Dip lightly and keep the point shaped.

3. 3
   Draw one stroke

   Vary speed and light pressure. Don't press hard.

4. 4
   Rinse and dry

   Rinse gently, reshape the tip and lay the brush flat.

Six brushes, six tip shapes

• Chinese writing and painting brush×6

  Bamboo-tone handle, black lacquer ferrule, blue and white wrap band

From a drawer of mismatched brushes

The brush drawer problem

You buy one brush, then another. Each guess costs money and practice time, and the strokes you want stay out of reach.

One set, every stroke

Six tip types in one matched kit end the guessing. Pick up a fine point or a full tip and spend the evening on strokes.

Keep the points sharp

• Rinse gently

  After every session.

• Reshape the tip

  Bring it back to a point.

• Dry flat

  Don't stand brushes in water or ink.