Kuretake Falling Sakura Makie Whole body Urushi Lacquer finish Weasel Natural Hair tip Brush Pen [DAO382-355] Kuretake FALLING SAKURA MAKIE Whole body Urushi Lacquer finish Weasel NATURAL Hair tip Brush Pen Brand New, 100% authentic and comes with full pack from the company It was used the Urushi lacquer technology on the body of the pen. It is made of several layers urushi lacquer(almost 20 times urushi hand painted while others are about 8-10 times painted that is why it takes so long time to make). The base is coated with an oil less black lacquer, and this is sprinkled with shell powder to create the design. This is then completely covered with a coating of Urushi lacquer, and after drying, the design is revealed by burnished the lacquer with charcoal. So multi color sparkling designs is clearly visible. the Weasel Hair has unique characteristics which provide you to draw smoothly and consistently. Nylon has become harder quickly and gets messy on using couple of times. compare to nylon tip, the natural (animal hair) tip is much more stable and provide you good snap that most pens are missing and holds a point perfectly. It makes a great range of marks from very fine to thick. It also has a fantastic weight and shape.