Bamboo and Sumi

Bamboo Tools for Sumi Painting
Many Sumi artists prefer bamboo for their choice of brushes. Bamboo tends to better deliver accurate and precise brushstrokes over other types. For high quality and performance in your brushes for Sumi art, you can select from a wide variety of bamboo brushes.

Bamboo Brush Set		Calligraphy Brush Canister		Holbein Bamboo Brush		Holbein White Hair Bamboo Brush
Price: $19		Price: $98 - $99		Price: $4		Price: $3
				Brand: Holbein		Brand: Holbein
Handmade in China of soft, absorbent natural hair, these brushes are excellent for watercolor, ceramic glazing, Oriental-style painting, and calligraphy.		Ideal for calligraphy work, silk painting, and all types of decorative painting, this excellent assortment of 72 watercolor and Sumi brushes contains 12 each of six sizes.		This bamboo brush has a long, tapered point of soft, dyed goat hair for watercolors, ink, and Japanese calligraphic lettering.		The soft, white goat hair in this brush tapers to a workable point.
Set of 3		Winsor & Newton Bamboo Brush		Yasutomo Bamboo Sumi Brush
Price: $6		Price: $4 - $5		Price: $10
Brand: Holbein		Brand: Winsor & Newton		Brand: Yasutomo
This set includes sizes 2, 4, and 6		The Series 150 Bamboo Brush is designed for Asian ink and watercolor painting, but the extra long hairs make for exciting strokes in traditional watercolors as well.		Selected fine-quality natural hair is combined to form this excellent all-purpose brush.