mokuhitsu 木筆

Also read bokuhitsu. Lit. "wooden brush."

1　A charred wooden stick used for underdrawings. See *yakifude 焼筆.

2　A spatula-shaped piece of wood with its tip finely cut and used like a brush. Depending on the way the brush is manipulated, the lines produced can be of various thicknesses. The Meigetsuki 明月記, a diary by Fujiwara Sadaie 藤原定家 (also read Teika: 1162-1241), records that the technique of employing mokuhitsu was transmitted by the priests of Kōyasan 高野山. A well-known example is the late 15th century Fudō Myōō drawn with the mokuhitsu, Mokuhitsu Fudō Myōō 木筆不動明王 by Chikai 智海 .