Engraving Fee Information

Fees and Minimums

• Engraving fee: $4.50 per brush
• Minimum quantity: 6 brushes (can be different types)

Limitations - The engraving services is unavailable for the following items for various reasons:

• Brushes made of kolinsky, weasel, or tamage hair (Brushes made with these materials cannot be imported into the USA and cannot be sold via HakuhodoUSA)
• Fan brushes and Kinoko brushes with plastic / resin handle
• wood-handle fan and Kinoko brushes like the Kokutan Fan Brush and Botan Bake can be engraved)
• "Tulip" Handle Kinoko Brushes (ex: kokutan and maple kinoko brushes, all sizes)
• Cane-wrapped handle brushes. (ex: Yachiyo brushes, Mizubake)
• Please note: Itabake brushes can be engraved
• Portable slide brushes, portable lip brushes
• other portable brushes can be engraved (ex: Misako brushes, Kokutan portable brushes)
• "White Pearl Set" (a special edition set)
• Other sets are available for engraving
• Any metal handle products (ex: Round Kinoko, Flat Top Duo Fiber Kinoko)
• Brush cases

Production

• Country of Origin: Brushes will be laser-engraved by machine at Hakuhodo's Japanese factory.
• Estimated Turn Around Time: 4 - 6 weeks, including shipping from the Hakuhodo USA shop.

Options

• Font color (Choose One): Red, Blue, White, Gold, Silver or Brown.
• Handle color: A different handle color can be chosen only if it is in the Basic (B Series) series.
• Typography - Choose from the following two styles
• "Cursive Handwriting Style" (up to 16 characters, counting both letter and spaces)
• Chinese/Kanji characters (up to 8 characters)
• Brushes: You can choose brushes from our Japanese website or our USA & International website, except for those that are unavailable for import or engraving detailed above.