Kobaien Rare glue inksticks ( 希少膠墨 )

Behind every inkstick is nikawa: animal glue kneaded by hand — sometimes underfoot — until air pockets vanish and the mixture turns smooth as clay.

These rare glue inksticks use rarer donkey, goat, and boar glues, each demanding its own touch from the artisan, yielding unusually elastic ink with a glide all its own.

The following list is arranged in order of product popularity.

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

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

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

From $58

Akyou Yuenboku inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠油煙墨 )-

Akyou Yuenboku ( 阿膠油煙墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Akyou Yuenboku inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠油煙墨 )-

$46

Akyousumi inkstick inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠墨 )-

Akyousumi ( 阿膠墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

Akyousumi inkstick inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠墨 )-

$23

Kakou boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠墨 ) -

Kakou boku ( Deer glue 鹿膠墨 ) Kobaien sumi ink stick

Kakou boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠墨 ) -

$23

Yagi Kou boku inkstick ( Goat glue 山羊膠墨 ) -

Yagi Kou boku ( goat glue 山羊膠墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Yagi Kou boku inkstick ( Goat glue 山羊膠墨 ) -

$23

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

From $58

Kakou Yuen boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠油煙墨 ) -

Kakou Yuen boku ( Deer glue 鹿膠油煙墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Kakou Yuen boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠油煙墨 ) -

$46

Cho Kou Yuen boku inkstick ( Wild boar glue 猪膠油煙墨 )-

Cho Kou Yuen boku ( boar glue 猪膠油煙墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Cho Kou Yuen boku inkstick ( Wild boar glue 猪膠油煙墨 )-

From $78

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 inkstick ( Bluish black, Goat glue, 山羊膠青墨 ) -

From $58

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

Akyou Seiboenku ( 阿膠青煙墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan

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

From $58

Yagikou Yuen boku inkstick ( Goat glue, 山羊膠油煙墨 ) -

Yagikou Yuen boku ( goat glue 山羊膠油煙墨 ) Kobaien ink stick

Yagikou Yuen boku inkstick ( Goat glue, 山羊膠油煙墨 ) -

$46

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 )-

From $58

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Kobaien Rare glue inksticks ( 希少膠墨 )

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

Akyou Yuenboku inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠油煙墨 )-

Akyousumi inkstick inkstick ( Donkey glue, 阿膠墨 )-

Kakou boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠墨 ) -

Yagi Kou boku inkstick ( Goat glue 山羊膠墨 ) -

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

Kakou Yuen boku inkstick ( Deer glue 鹿膠油煙墨 ) -

Cho Kou Yuen boku inkstick ( Wild boar glue 猪膠油煙墨 )-

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

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

Yagikou Yuen boku inkstick ( Goat glue, 山羊膠油煙墨 ) -

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

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