{"id":21828,"date":"2024-10-27T15:24:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiyomi-tanaka-brush.art-of-japan.com\/?page_id=21828"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:00:57","slug":"how-to-make-a-nara-brush","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chiyomi-tanaka-brush.art-of-japan.com\/?page_id=21828","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Nara brush?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While some traditional crafts are made through division of labor, Nara brushes are unique in that a single artisan is responsible for everything from purchasing the materials to finishing the brush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanaka admits that it is inefficient to do all the processes completely by hand, but she says that this way she can pay more attention to the overall process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quality of a brush depends on how well the artisan can select the animal hair that will be used as the material. It is said that it takes more than 10 years to master the process of \u201cKegumi ( hair assembly )”, which involves sorting the raw materials by use and selecting the ones with the best tips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even Tanaka, who has been making brushes for over 35 years, says that this hair assembly process to obtain the best part of the hair is the most difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cNerimaze ( kneading and mixing )” of skillfully combining the hair of several different animals, such as squirrels, flying squirrels, weasels, raccoon dogs, sheep, horses, and deer, is a characteristic of Nara brushes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is impossible to complete brush-making in a single day. Several processes are carried out over several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process of making a Nara brush<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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