【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, and large characters. The colour carries a soft reddish-purple cast. It grinds smoothly and works as both dark ink and light wash, though the light wash comes out especially pale. A versatile ink stick that handles a wide range of uses. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Bold & Dynamic Stroke) · Drawing & Sketching · Western Calligraphy & Lettering, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. Grinds smoothly and performs at both strengths, and its especially pale light wash gives you room to work in fine detail. 【Design & Story】 On the reverse side is a horse — an animal long close to people and regarded as a bringer of success and prosperity — rendered as a magnificent bronze steed with powerful limbs. 【Specifications】 Weight: 45g Soot: Rapeseed-oil soot (Natane-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Deep, intense black Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for drawing and sketching, and for Western calligraphy and lettering. Though the stick is thin, it has genuine three-dimensional presence, and the expression on the face carries a deep, quiet character. A piece you can enjoy as an object as much as an ink, in a size that is just right for everyday use. 【Recommended For】 Drawing & Sketching · Western Calligraphy & Lettering A thin stick that grinds easily and gives a clearly defined black — well suited to detail work with a pen or fine brush. 【Design & Story】 It depicts Gojo, a mask from gigaku — Japan's ancient masked theatre — a figure long regarded as an auspicious symbol presiding over feminine beauty. The mould was carved by Nakamura Gaho, a sumi-mould sculptor. 【Specifications】 Weight: 23g Soot: Rapeseed-oil soot (Natane-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Deep, intense black Mould carving: Nakamura Gaho, sumi-mould sculptor Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, and large characters. Works as both dark ink and light wash. Comfortable to grind, with a black of slightly clouded texture. Its generous size suits anyone who grinds large quantities of ink. 【Recommended For】 Manga & Anime Illustration · Western Calligraphy & Lettering Grinds comfortably and covers both fine linework and dense black, and its generous size suits anyone who needs a lot of ink at once. 【Design & Story】 The face carries a line from a poem by Qian Qi, the Tang-dynasty poet. Kigan — geese returning north — has long appeared in Japanese waka poetry and is a season word for spring; because geese fly in formation, they also stand as a symbol of the bonds between people. The boldly modelled goose gives the stick real volume. 【Specifications】 Weight: 55g Soot: Mineral-oil soot (Kobutsusei-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, and large characters. A black with an excellent bleed; dark ink in particular feels fresh and vivid. 【Recommended For】 Western Calligraphy & Lettering An excellent bleed with a fresh, vivid dark ink — a good match for pen and flat-brush lettering. 【Design & Story】 Its striking form recalls an ancient bronze bell (dotaku), making it one of the most distinctive shapes in our range. 【Specifications】 Weight: 45g Soot: Mineral-oil soot (Kobutsusei-yuen) Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Made in Nara, Japan