The writing on this Chinese art brush means "nine purple" which are mixed hair brushes that are used for watercolor and calligraphy painting. The bamboo handle of the nine purple mixed hair art brush has been painted black. The bristles are mainly sheep hair but also include wolf and other natural animal hairs, which makes this a very versatile brush to have in your collection. The Nine Purple Mixed Hair Chinese Art Brush measures approximately 11 inches long. Please Note: Size and color varies as each brush is hand made in China.
Mixed hair art brushes are the most versatile type of brush and can be used to create many different brush strokes for fine brush art paintings and Chinese calligraphy writing.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 February, 2007.