Superbly hand cradfted out of the finest quality pure white Chungking bristle hair. Inward natural curve of bristel hair provides a real springy response making painting a pleasure. Natural flagged tips holds color extremely well for long and full paint strokes. Sold in sizes up to an impressive size 24 which spans 2-1/2" in width and is capable of laying down a 3" wide brush stroke. The hair is specially processed to create a unique softness allowing the hairs to work in unison for incredibly sure strokes with either rounds, brights, flats or filberts. Hair is hand tied, placed in seamless nickel plated brass ferrules and glued and crimped onto balanced matte black long wood handles with distinctive silver dipped ends. They are excellent for oils and work beautifully with acrylics, caseins, watercolor, alkyds and egg tempera too. They are among the very best produced for serious artists along all skill levels.