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Meet the Maker: Tanseido
Tanseido brushes are recognizable by their iconic brushes with handles of red, black, and a pearlescent blue rarely found in Fude brush handles. Their natural bristles and fine craftsmanship make Tanseido...
Meet the Maker: Kyureido
Kyureido is one of the longest-established and most respected brush-makers in Kumano, Japan. As well as their revered makeup brushes, the company also produces calligraphy brushes and painting brushes in...
Meet the Maker: Houkodou
Houkodou celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2020, making the company one of the oldest Fude producers in Japan. Located in Kumano, Japan’s premier region for Fude brushes, Houkodou is also...
Meet the Maker: Nakamura Seisakusho
In the countryside of southern Kumano in Hiroshima prefecture, Nakamura Seisakusho was founded in the early Showa period (1953) as a manufacturer of metal fittings. Over the next two decades,...
Meet the Maker: Mizuho
“We make brushes that bring richness and color to the hearts and lives of people around the world.” Mizuho brushes are informed by a history of calligraphy brush-making in...
Meet the Maker: Koyudo
Koyudo, one of the leading companies for the production of high-quality Japanese makeup brushes, says that staying adaptability - while staying true to their roots - is the key to...
Meet the Maker: Chikuhodo
There is a principle that runs through the minds, hearts and hands of the fudeshi (brush makers) at Chikuhodo, one of Japan’s most prestigious makeup brush companies – “Hitori hitori...