Red Star 七紫三羊 Lux Zi Hao “7 Rabbit 3 Goat” Brush

Red Star 红星 红星 [Hong Xing] or in English “Red Star” is China’s premium brand from China Hong Xing Xuan Paper Group and uses only the finest grade materials and strict quality control process. This is reflected in the price and quality of their products.

Wood
Wool Wool brushes are made from soft absorbent Goat hair and can hold a lot of ink. Premium wool brushes are made from aged hair which has lost fat and become even more absorbent.  A good soft wool brush with a fat head holds a lot of ink, it is easy to use, durable and convenient for painting and calligraphy. It performs very well for painting flowers, leaves, water, animals, etc

Wool brush requires good control of wrist and strength. Therefore, it is more difficult than weasel hair brush for beginners to control.

紫毫 Zi Hao Rabbit hair Zi hao is the most highly valued brush hair, read more about it here.

Advanced Level, Beginners, Medium Level, Professionals

Birds
Calligraphy
Chinese Painting
Portrait
写意画 Freehand Painting 写意 XieYi, literally “draw meaning” also known as “enjoyable style” is a freehand impressionistic style able to create an impression from few strokes, the opposite of GongBi detail painting.

小品画 Small Scale Painting
工笔画 Gongbi Painting see GongBi stories

楷书 KaiShu Regular Script calligraphy
花鸟画 Flower and Bird painting
草书 CaoShu "grass" Cursive Script calligraphy