Whaline 18Pcs Chinese Calligraphy Brushes Set with Writing Paper Roll-up Brush Holder Shanlian Hubi Writing Brush Kanji Japanese Sumi Drawing Brushes for Watercolor Art Ceramic Ink Writing Painting

I have singular brushes that are 3 to 4 times as expensive, trying to find something that will hold a sturdy point and retain water. The quality and care shown in the craftsmanship is hard to come by. These are wildly under rated. They are beautiful to display as decoration and function better than many of my expensive overrated round brushes and quills. I'm very excited and grateful to the maker for making these son accessible. Not only are they fantastic brushes but they cojme with an adorable roll up and a practice mat that I will use time and time again to perfect my stroke. Thank you thank you thank you, for being a true diamond in the rough.

I love the selection of brushes and the roll! The brushes all washed up well with a good brush soap and hold quite a bit of water. All but the largest brush came with a cap and the hairs protected that needs to be removed. A few hairs came out with the initial cleaning but are fine now. Recommended!

This is a really great deal. I use these for watercolor, not calligraphy. Please note that the 'wolf' hair is actually a mistranslation for 'weasel' hair and that the hair used is probably a side product from the fur trade (i.e. tails, etc.).The rest of the hair is probably goat, pony, and squirrel.

I bought these for an art activity with 4th graders doing Chinese brush painting. They worked out great and washed out very nicely. This came with a lot of brushes and different sizes.

A great gift for any artist / various uses and a wonderful selection of items.

I did not buy these for calligraphy, I bought them for watercolor because I prefer this style of brush, I was a little apprehensive since there were no reviews but decided to take a risk and I am glad I did since they are really enjoyable to use. They hold a point very well, hold lots of water, and give me more control of where the paint goes than using my western style brushes. I painted the attached piece using the rat whisker brush which I believe is rabbit hair and found using it to be delightful. I didn't notice much shedding, a few hairs here and there but no difference from my sable or squirrel hair rounds, and it holds its point after hours of use.

It is cheap and it is not so good. One large brush was rotted and the hairs fell, although others appear to be OK so far. Buy the "HU" brand, that seems to be higher quality.

Most of the brushes work fine. They did lose some hairs when first used which I expected. What was not acceptable was that one brush had all its hairs fall out. Other than that so far the brushes do what I want them to do.