Kuretake Calligraphy Brush for Shodo, New Year's Calligraphy, Horse Hair, Sheep Wool, Calligraphy Brush, One-Character Writing, Hanchitsu (Half Sheet), Yatsugiri (Eighth Sheet) This is a calligraphy brush from Kuretake, a calligraphy supply manufacturer. It can be used for New Year's calligraphy and writing large characters. It's a great help for students' New Year's calligraphy homework! In addition, it's a convenient calligraphy brush to have when writing on large paper like hanchitsu or zenshi (full sheet) or when writing large characters. Hair Quality: Horse hair, Sheep wool Features of Brown Hair: It has elasticity and can produce lively lines. Recommended for writing kaisho (block script). Features of White Hair: The tip is well-formed, has tenacity, and can produce supple and soft lines. Recommended for writing gyosho (semi-cursive script) and sosho (cursive script). No. 7: Approximately 1.8 cm in thickness, approximately 7.3 cm in length *Please note that there may be slight variations in size. We are selling this at a discounted price below the regular price. Please give it a try.