Grooming with help from furry friends. A little fun has been added to traditional Tokyo handmade brushes, which adheres to the painstaking task of planting animal hair by hand. While maintaining the same ease of use, the wooden base where the hair is planted for “Animal brush” is designed in the form of the animal of that hair to inform the user at a glance. The animal icon makes grooming all the more enjoyable as it also allows us to learn about the quality of the animal’s hair such as stiffness or softness, and colour, which we normally take for granted. Soft white goat hair is good for the face, and strong stiff pig hair is for the nails. Highly resilient horsehair for the body is available in two types – strong stiff tail hair from a black horse, and the soft mane hair from a white horse. Despite their adorable looks, thorough attention was taken in terms of function. And when used, we will notice – through their comfortable grip when held, the adjustments made to the amount of hair to plant with consideration to the way the brush contacts the skin, etc. – that these brushes have been excellently designed for ease of use. After use, please put away the brush with the hair facing down to let it dry.