【Product Feature】 Suitable for kanji and kana calligraphy, and equally at home as a decorative object. A Kinkoen original made from rapeseed-oil soot, shaped in a traditional confectionery mould. Set it in an entrance hall or a room and the distinctive natural fragrance of sumi will quietly fill the space. 【Recommended For】 Gift & Display (Japanese Sweets) · Professional & Master Grade Its auspicious form makes it a piece to display in an entrance hall or a room, where the natural scent of sumi lingers. 【Design & Story】 Nara is said to be the birthplace of Japanese sweets, and sweet-mould ink sticks have been a staple of our decorative sumi for many years. The turtle is a symbol of longevity and good fortune in wealth, making this a deeply auspicious piece — ideal as a gift or for display. 【Specifications】 Weight: 30g 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. 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 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, 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