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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Akyou Seienboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Donkey glue 阿膠青煙墨 )
Akyou Seiboenku ( 阿膠青煙墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Akyou Seiboenku ( 阿膠青煙墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Akyou Seienboku inkstick ( Bluish black, Donkey glue 阿膠青煙墨 )

From $65
Tofu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 東風 )
Tofu ( 東風 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Tofu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 東風 )

Tofu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 東風 )

$72
Choyo inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 長葉 )
Choyo ( 長葉 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Choyo inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 長葉 )

Choyo inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 長葉 )

From $87
Yagi Sei boku inkstick ( Bluish black, Goat glue, 山羊膠青墨 )
Yagi Sei boku ( goat glue, Bluish black 山羊膠青墨 ) Kobaien ink stick
Yagi Sei boku ( goat glue, Bluish black 山羊膠青墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Yagi Sei boku inkstick ( Bluish black, Goat glue, 山羊膠青墨 )

From $65
Konpeki inkstick ( Bluish black, For Hiragana alphabet writing 紺碧 )
Konpeki ( Bluish black ink stick for Hiragana alphabet 紺碧 ) Kobaien ink stick
Konpeki ( Bluish black ink stick for Hiragana alphabet 紺碧 ) Kobaien ink stick

Konpeki inkstick ( Bluish black, For Hiragana alphabet writing 紺碧 )

From $44
Akyou Ikitmatsu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, Donkey glue, 阿膠いきまつ )-
Akyou Ikitmatsu ( 阿膠いきまつ ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Akyou Ikitmatsu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, Donkey glue, 阿膠いきまつ )-

Akyou Ikitmatsu inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, Donkey glue, 阿膠いきまつ )-

From $65
Ga inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 鵞 )
Ga ( 鵞 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Ga ( 鵞 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Ga inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 鵞 )

$72
Chikkou inkstick ( Faint Bluish black , 竹香 )
Chikkou ( 竹香 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Chikkou ( 竹香 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Chikkou inkstick ( Faint Bluish black , 竹香 )

$72
Kushi inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 九子 )
Kushi ( 九子 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Kushi ( 九子 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Kushi inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 九子 )

$202
Daiyahotei inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 大哉布袋 )
Daiyahotei ( 大哉布袋 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Daiyahotei ( 大哉布袋 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Daiyahotei inkstick ( Faint Bluish black, 大哉布袋 )

$202
Myou inkstick ( Bluish black, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・妙 )
Tae ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 妙 ) Kobaien ink stick
Tae ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 妙 ) Kobaien ink stick

Myou inkstick ( Bluish black, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・妙 )

$29
Gen inkstick ( Bluish black, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・玄 )
Gen ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 玄 ) Kobaien ink stick
Gen ( Bluish black Ink stick for drawing postcards 玄 ) Kobaien ink stick

Gen inkstick ( Bluish black, For drawing postcards 絵手紙用墨・玄 )

$29

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