Kobaien Subtle Color Inksticks

Some of these inksticks are tinted with beni — safflower red once so prized in the Heian court that a bolt of beni-dyed cloth could rival a nobleman's estate.

Extraction took days, since 99% of the petal is yellow, just 1% true red.

That rarity, worked into black ink, yields a color unlike any other.

The following list is arranged in order of product popularity.