Small-size brushes made by Kobayashi Hake in Tokyo, Japan.

Size of both brushes: 5" long x 1.5" wide

Goat hair maintenance brush (white bristles): multi-purpose brush, uses include paste, smoothening, brushing off dust, etc.

Raccoon hair maintenance brush (darker bristles): used as a Shigokibake; used to wipe out excessive paste by moving the brush from the center of the sheet to the outer edge or as a basic paste brush.