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【創業400年 攀桂堂】Tenpyo Fude

【創業400年 攀桂堂】Tenpyo Fude

A brush suitable for copying sutras made by HANKEIDO, with 400 years of tradition and expertise since its establishment in the first year of the Genwa era.

Hankeido produces brushes in over 20 varieties, with the "Tenpyo Fude" being one of its iconic brushes. Among the types of Maki Fude, which include "Jakuto-gata" (sparrow-shaped), "Ippan-gata" (general-purpose), and "Fujimaki-gata" (wrapped with wisteria vine), the "Tenpyo Fude" falls under the category of "Jakuto-gata" or sparrow-shaped and is also known as the Sparrow Head Brush. 

The Tenpyo Fude (large) comes in a paulownia box and is a representative Maki Fude designed for sutra transcription, similar to those preserved in the Shosoin Repository from the Nara period.

＜Product details＞
Tenpyo Fude (S)
SIZE (shaft diameter x length of brush hair)：φ8.5 mm x 21 mm
MATERIAL：Kolinsky, rabbit, goat

Tenpyo Fude (L) in a paulownia box
SIZE (shaft diameter x length of brush hair)：φ12 mm x 27 mm
MATERIAL：Kolinsky, rabbit, goat

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筆 from 攀桂堂 Hankeido

HANKEIDO is a unique workshop in the world that exclusively carries on the ancient craft of making "Maki Fude (written as 巻筆）" that have been handed down through generations, preserving the tradition and demonstrating exceptional Shokunin spirit. Here, brushes known as "MAKI FUDE (巻筆)" , also called "Yūshinfude" (written as 有芯筆), are meticulously crafted .
"Yūshin-fude refers to a type of brush pen where hairs are wrapped with Japanese WASHI paper around a core and then topped with additional hairs.
All 18 types of the oldest brushes preserved in the Shōsōin (Imperial Repository) from the eighth-century Heian period in Japan are of the yūshin-fude type, and they represent the most ancient form of brushes that still exist today.

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