Karabake is a brush which is always used dry to blur the paint in Japanese paintings. The width varies in the range of 1 sun (approx. 3cm) to 5 sun (approx. 15cm) and the bristles are made of the coarse, strong deer hair. The handle is finished en

Nikawanabe (glue pot) is a pot used in the production of Japanese paintings for dissolving glue with water and as a container that stores this solution. Normally, the nikawanabe is placed in a container of hot water to heat the content indirectly

A nikawasaji (glue spoon) is used in the production of Japanese paintings for stirring and dissolving the glue in the nikawanabe (glue pot) and for spooning up the glue solution to pour into the palette. There are copper and brass types and the ha

A renpitsu is a brush made by joining together several quality saishikifude (coloring brush) in a row to form a single brush resembling a hake. It is used to apply a soft wash over a wide area, add water and color to a painting, and create a blurred

Tsuketatefude is a brush that is mainly used for drawing with sumi ink and is also called mokkotsufude. In ink paintings, there is a technique called mokkotsu (a type of coloring technique in Chinese paintings) in which objects are rendered withou

Mortars and pestles are tools used in the production of Japanese paintings to grind mud pigments and chalk. They are also used for grinding granular hydrated alum into powder when making sizing solution. Mortars and pestles are made of white ceram