There are many kinds of brushes in my country and they are well made. Among them, the ones produced in Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places have the best quality.
According to the purpose, it is generally divided into several types: purple hair, double hair, water brush, wolf hair, sheep hair, large brush and paint brush.
Characteristics of high-quality products: The pen body is straight and round, the hair is clear and upright, it does not remove hair during use, does not open*, moderate rigidity and softness, and the pen tip Bonded firmly to the rod.
When purchasing, you should pay attention to the characteristics of vellus hair, which generally depends on the requirements of the writer.
(1) Sheep hair: Made of goat hair, it is a popular product. Among them, old goat hair has been stored for many years, and the fat has dried out, making it easy to ink; old goat hair is somewhat rigid; young goat hair is fine and has a transparent tip; clean goat hair has no impurities and is soft in nature.
(2) Purple hair: Made from the black tips on the back of mountain rabbits, the hair is relatively stiff and is suitable for writing running script and cursive script.
(3) Wolf hair: Made of weasel tail hair, its rigidity is slightly worse than rabbit hair.
(4) Rat-whisker pen: Made of domestic rat whiskers, the pen is pure, smooth and sharp, and the written characters are soft and strong.
(5) Chicken halo pen: Made of chicken breast feathers, it is quite soft and difficult for beginners to master calligraphy, so it should not be used.
(6) Pig bristle pen: processed and steamed from pig bristle, used for writing large plaques.
(7) Jianhao: made by blending different animal hairs in different proportions. Writing can be both hard and soft. For example, purple hair and sheep hair are combined. The more purple hair, the harder it is, and the softer it is.