Drawing material for Japanese-style painting

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Iwa-enogu(岩絵具) pigments are made from either natural ores or other colored glass powders. Doro-enogu(泥絵具) pigments are produced artificially. Suihi-enogu(水干絵具) pigments are made from purifying the soil with water and aired it after having removed impurities. These pigments are mixed with glue, which is called Nikawa(膠), and then applied. Gan-sai(顔彩) is a combination of Suihi-enogu(水干絵具) pigments prepared on palette.
There is a great variety of brushes, which is called Fude(筆), used specifically for Japanese-traditional painting, Menso-fude(面相筆), Hake(刷毛), Ren-pits(蓮筆). Ren-pits(蓮筆) is made by combining several Fude(筆).
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