【Product Feature】 Suitable for mixed kanji and kana, kana only, and combinations of characters and illustrations. Comfortable to grind, with a pale blue tone and a clear, clean dark ink. A well-balanced, versatile blue-black, and our recommended Sei-boku for beginners. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) · Tattoo Art (Design & Flash), and more — suited to a wide range of uses. A pale blue light wash against a clean dark ink makes the contrast easy to read — useful when the pattern itself has to stay legible. 【Design & Story】 The design is simple, carrying only a turtle and no name — the turtle being, as the name suggests, a symbol of longevity and also of good fortune in wealth. 【Specifications】 Weight: 15g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for mixed kanji and kana, kana only, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. Works in both dark ink and light wash, showing a bright blue at either strength. A blue-black ink with outstanding value for money and our most popular Sei-boku. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) · Tattoo Art (Design & Flash), and more — suited to a wide range of uses. Bright blue at both strengths and outstanding value for money — an easy choice for wash work and marbling. 【Design & Story】 Front and back carry auspicious cloud patterns of purple smoke. Purple has long been regarded as a noble colour that calms the mind. 【Specifications】 Weight: 30g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【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 mixed kanji and kana, kana only, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. A gentle blue that stays soft and quiet across the whole range, in a slim stick. A blue-black ink with an excellent balance between black and blue. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) · Tattoo Art (Design & Flash) A gentle blue that stays soft across the whole range, with an excellent balance between black and blue. 【Design & Story】 On the reverse is Guan Yu, hero of the Three Kingdoms, revered as the god of prosperous business and wealth. 【Specifications】 Weight: 38g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for mixed kanji and kana, kana only, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. Comfortable to grind, with an outstanding baseline and a superb bleed. Both dark and light ink carry the flavour of a koboku, an aged ink stick. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) An outstanding baseline and bleed, with the mellow flavour of an aged ink stick in both dark and light ink. 【Design & Story】 The name joins gyokudo, a beautiful palace adorned with jade, and seisho, the coolness that relieves the summer heat. 【Specifications】 Weight: 30g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for mixed kanji and kana, kana only, large characters, and combinations of characters and illustrations. Very comfortable to grind, with a beautiful bleed in light ink. A blue-black with a little weight to it overall. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) · Tattoo Art (Design & Flash) Grinds very comfortably and bleeds beautifully in light ink, with a blue-black that carries a little weight. 【Design & Story】 Shaped without a wooden mould, it has the texture of an antique ink stick, and its unique boat-like form makes it a pleasure to hold. 【Specifications】 Weight: 30g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan

【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji, mixed kanji and kana, and large characters. Dark ink is a light brownish black. It works as both dark ink and light wash, and the light wash bleeds beautifully. A versatile ink stick that handles a wide range of uses. 【Recommended For】 Japanese Calligraphy (Bold & Dynamic Stroke) · Drawing & Sketching · Manga & Anime Illustration, and more — suited to a wide range of uses. A light brownish black that works at any strength, with a light wash that bleeds beautifully — an all-rounder for line, wash and pattern alike. 【Design & Story】 The reverse side shows a dragon climbing dynamically above the breaking spray — the “ascending dragon”, one of the most auspicious of all motifs and a symbol of rising fortune. 【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 mixed kanji and kana, kana only, and combinations of characters and illustrations. An elegant blue that is especially attractive in light ink, with a beautiful bleed. Easy to handle and comfortable to grind. 【Recommended For】 Sumi-e / Ink Wash Painting · Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) · Tattoo Art (Design & Flash) An elegant blue that is especially attractive in light ink, with a beautiful bleed and an easy grind. 【Design & Story】 A blue-black ink distinguished by its refined colour, in a plain form that keeps the focus on the ink. 【Specifications】 Weight: 23g Soot: Oil soot (Yuen-boku) blended with blue dye Binder: Animal glue (nikawa) Tone: Blue-black with a soft grey cast (Sei-boku) Made in Nara, Japan