Kobaien Bluish black ink sticks ( Seiboku, 青墨 )

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.

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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 $33
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 )

$51
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 $33
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 $44
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 )

$72
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 $22
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 $22
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 )

$87
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 $51
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 $65
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 $51
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 )

$87
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 )

$180
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 )

$101
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 )

$151
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 )

$202
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 )

$51
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 )

$166
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 )

$252
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 )

$467
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 )

$108
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 $65
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 $22

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