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Kobaien Bluish black ink sticks ( Seiboku, 青墨 )

Japan's literati painters — the bunjinga school of the Edo era — prized understatement over decoration, working almost entirely in monochrome ink to express restraint and inner feeling rather than surface beauty.

Seiboku ( bluish black ink ) 's cool, blue-toned black suits that same sensibility: quiet, intellectual, and never showy, letting subtlety do the work color cannot.

The following list is arranged in order of product popularity.

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Sunshinsenko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寸心千古松園墨 ) -

Sunshinsenko ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寸心千古松園墨 )

Sunshinsenko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寸心千古松園墨 ) -

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Sunshinsenko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寸心千古松園墨 ) -

$45

Soutai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 蒼苔青墨 ) -

Soutai ( 蒼苔苍苔青墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造)

Soutai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 蒼苔青墨 ) -

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Soutai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 蒼苔青墨 ) -

From $29

Suibokugayou-Aozumi inkstick ( Bluish black, For painting, 水墨画用青墨 ) -

Suibokugayou-Aozumi ( 水墨画用青墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Suibokugayou-Aozumi inkstick ( Bluish black, For painting, 水墨画用青墨 ) -

Suibokugayou-Aozumi inkstick ( Bluish black, For painting, 水墨画用青墨 ) -

From $29

Ochimatsu Shouenboku inkstick ( Bluish ink, Pine smoke, おちまつ松煙墨 )

Ochimatsu ( おちまつ松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Ochimatsu Shouenboku inkstick ( Bluish ink, Pine smoke, おちまつ松煙墨 )

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Ochimatsu Shouenboku inkstick ( Bluish ink, Pine smoke, おちまつ松煙墨 )

From $39

Koseki inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke 壺石松園墨 ) -

Koseki ( 壺石松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Koseki inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke 壺石松園墨 ) -

Koseki inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke 壺石松園墨 ) -

$65

Seihin inkstick ( Brilliant Bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 聖品青墨 ) -

Seihin ( 聖品青墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Seihin inkstick ( Brilliant Bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 聖品青墨 ) -

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Seihin inkstick ( Brilliant Bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 聖品青墨 ) -

From $20

Hourai inkstick ( Bluish black, 蓬莱 ) -

Hourai ( 蓬莱 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Hourai inkstick ( Bluish black, 蓬莱 ) -

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Hourai inkstick ( Bluish black, 蓬莱 ) -

From $20

Shourai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Indigo, 松籟青墨 ) -

Shourai ( 松籟青墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Shourai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Indigo, 松籟青墨 ) -

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Shourai inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Indigo, 松籟青墨 ) -

$77

Kin-Sakuragata inkstick ( Grayish and bluish black, 金さくら形 ) -

Kin-Sakuragata ( 金櫻形 )

Kin-Sakuragata inkstick ( Grayish and bluish black, 金さくら形 ) -

Kin-Sakuragata inkstick ( Grayish and bluish black, 金さくら形 ) -

From $45

Akyou Seiboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Donkey glue 阿膠青墨 )-

Akyou Seiboku ( 阿膠青墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Akyou Seiboku ( 阿膠青墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

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Akyou Seiboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Donkey glue 阿膠青墨 )-

From $58

Nochikujou-Seishou inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 野竹上青霄青墨 ) -

Nochikujou-Seishou ( 野竹上青霄青墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Nochikujou-Seishou inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 野竹上青霄青墨 ) -

Nochikujou-Seishou inkstick ( Vivid and beautiful bluish black, Genuine Indigo, 野竹上青霄青墨 ) -

From $45

Funagata inkstick ( bluish black, 舟形・正倉院 )

Funagata inkstick ( 舟形 ) Inkstick, Kobaien Japan

Funagata inkstick ( 舟形 ) Inkstick, Kobaien Japan

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Funagata inkstick ( bluish black, 舟形・正倉院 )

$77

Jun Shouen boku Shouen Shin boku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 純松煙墨　松煙真墨 )

Jun Shouen boku Shouen Shin boku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 純松煙墨　松煙真墨 )

Jun Shouen boku Shouen Shin boku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 純松煙墨　松煙真墨 )

Jun Shouen boku Shouen Shin boku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 純松煙墨　松煙真墨 )

$161

Junyouboku Aokei ( Bluish black, For practice, 純溶墨青系 ) Sumi liquid ink -

Junyouboku Aokei ( Bluish black, Liquid ink 純溶墨青系 )

Junyouboku Aokei ( Bluish black 純溶墨青系古梅园(古梅園 ) 墨汁墨液 ) Kobaien sumi liquid ink 由古梅园(古梅園)制造 manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Junyouboku Aokei ( Bluish black, For practice, 純溶墨青系 ) Sumi liquid ink -

$9

Shideijou inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 紫泥錠松煙墨 )

Shideijou ( 紫泥錠松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Shideijou inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 紫泥錠松煙墨 )

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Shideijou inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 紫泥錠松煙墨 )

$90

Yuko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 幽香松煙墨 ) -

Yuko ( 幽香松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Yuko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 幽香松煙墨 ) -

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Yuko inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 幽香松煙墨 ) -

$135

Nikyo inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 二喬松煙墨 ) -

Nikyo ( 二喬松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Nikyo inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 二喬松煙墨 ) -

Nikyo inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 二喬松煙墨 ) -

$180

Shouen inkstick ( Bluish black, Genuine Indigo, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・松煙 ) -

Shouen ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 松煙 ) Kobaien ink stick

Shouen ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 松煙 ) Kobaien ink stick

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Shouen inkstick ( Bluish black, Genuine Indigo, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・松煙 ) -

$45

Shigoku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 四獄 )

Shigoku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 四獄 )

Shigoku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 四獄 )

Shigoku inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick , 四獄 )

$148

Gayu inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 我有松煙墨 )-

我有 (Gayu 松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Gayu inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 我有松煙墨 )-

Gayu inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 我有松煙墨 )-

$225

Kanzan jittoku inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寒山拾得松煙墨 ) -

Kanzan jittoku ( 寒山拾得松烟墨松園墨由古梅园(古梅園)制造 ) manufactured by KOBAIEN, Nara, Japan

Kanzan jittoku inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寒山拾得松煙墨 ) -

Kanzan jittoku inkstick ( Bluish black, Pine smoke, 寒山拾得松煙墨 ) -

$417

Myouou inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 明王 ) -

Myouou ( 明王 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Myouou ( 明王 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Myouou inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 明王 ) -

$97

Kakou Seiboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Deer glue, 鹿膠青墨 ) -

Kakou Sei boku ( Deer glue, Bluish black 鹿膠青墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Kakou Sei boku ( Deer glue, Bluish black 鹿膠青墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Kakou Seiboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Deer glue, 鹿膠青墨 ) -

From $58

Hitotsu Kame inkstick ( Soft bluish black Ink stick 一つ亀 ) -

Hitotsu Kame ( Soft bluish black Ink stick 一つ亀 ) ink stick by Kobaien

Hitotsu Kame inkstick ( Soft bluish black Ink stick 一つ亀 ) -

Hitotsu Kame inkstick ( Soft bluish black Ink stick 一つ亀 ) -

From $20

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