【Product Feature】 Suitable for a variety of uses, including kanji and kana, kana only, and combinations of characters and illustrations. It has a light brown hue, and its thin form makes it easy to grind. With its wide range of uses and moderate size, it is perfect for beginners. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Drawing & Sketching · Practice Grade Its thin form takes little effort to grind, so fine lines stay under control, and the clear black reads well in sketch work. 【Design & Story】 Inspired by Nara, it features a design of a herd of seven deer. 【Specifications】 Weight: 18g Soot: Rapeseed-oil soot (Natane-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Deep, intense black Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, kana, and fine characters. Excellent bleed, with a glossy black and a delicate light tone. Made with precious sesame-oil soot, it gives a deep black with real depth. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Drawing & Sketching Excellent bleed with a glossy black and a delicate light tone — a good match for fine characters and close detail work. 【Design & Story】 The lion is a symbol of protection, long believed to ward off evil. On the reverse it is shown at rest beneath a peony: night dew dripping from the flower cures the parasites within the lion’s body, making the peony its one place of safety. 【Specifications】 Weight: 15g Soot: Sesame-oil soot (Goma-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Deep, intense black Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, kana, and fine characters. Dark ink is a reddish black carrying a slightly muted depth, paired with a delicate light wash. Made with precious sesame-oil soot, it gives a deep black with real dimension. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Drawing & Sketching · Manga & Anime Illustration, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. Sesame-oil soot gives a reddish black with real depth, and the delicate light wash keeps fine lines and tones under control. 【Design & Story】 Gyokuryu, child of the dragon god, is carved coiling around all four faces of the stick. 【Specifications】 Weight: 23g Soot: Sesame-oil soot (Goma-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Deep, intense black Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. It takes a little effort to grind, but rewards you with a fine black carrying a distinctly blue cast. The baseline stays clear and the bleed is excellent. It offers a wide range of expression between dark ink and light wash. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Bold & Dynamic Stroke) · Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. A fine black with a distinctly blue cast, a clear baseline and an excellent bleed — strong across both thick and thin brushwork. 【Design & Story】 A slightly slender stick bearing the ho-o, the bird held in China to be a sign of good fortune. Like all pine-soot ink, its tone shifts gradually towards grey as the stick ages — a change that unfolds over years. 【Specifications】 Weight: 23g Soot: Pine soot (Shoen-boku), red pine Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Matte bluish black (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. Dark ink is a jet black and light ink stays delicate, though the range of tone between the two is somewhat narrow. Recommended for intermediate and advanced users. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Bold & Dynamic Stroke) · Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. Jet-black dark ink and a delicate light wash, with a clear baseline. Recommended for those who want a controlled, refined tone. 【Design & Story】 On the reverse, a thousand-year pine — a symbol of longevity — is carved with great force. Like all pine-soot ink, its tone shifts gradually towards grey as the stick ages — a change that unfolds over years. 【Specifications】 Weight: 30g Soot: Pine soot (Shoen-boku) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Matte bluish black (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, large characters, combinations of characters and illustrations, and sutra copying. Comfortable to grind, with the deep black characteristic of pure pine soot. It offers a wide range of expression between dark ink and light wash, and is recommended for intermediate and advanced users. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Fine & Detailed Script) · Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Textile Dyeing, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. Pure pine soot gives a deep black and a wide tonal range, comfortable to grind even over long sessions. 【Design & Story】 A lively scene of nine children at play is deeply carved into the surface. Like all pine-soot ink, its tone shifts gradually towards grey as the stick ages — a change that unfolds over years. 【Specifications】 Weight: 45g Soot: Pine soot (Shoen-boku) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Matte bluish black (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan