Cuesta algo más diluirla. Magnífico color y texturas
Calidad extraordinaria. Muy recomendable. Gracias
Estoy encantado con esta tinta, maravilloso. Gracias
The paper is good for drawing colourful flower, which can show the petal lively
Kobaien Inksticks for Calligraphy practitioners
Whether you're building the habit or refining a lifelong practice, Kobaien offers inksticks for every stage.
Start with our practice-grade sticks — affordable, smooth-grinding, forgiving for daily work.
As your hand steadies, step up to Koukaboku, our 1739 flagship, prized by generations of calligraphers for its rich, dependable black.
Kobaien Inksticks for beginner practice
Beginner guides agree: a first inkstick should be an affordable oil-soot type, not a costly aged one — meant for daily grinding, not preservation.
Kobaien's practice-grade sticks fit that brief exactly: smooth-grinding, forgiving, and priced for the studio rather than the collector, so you can build the habit before investing further.
Kobaien Koukaboku inksticks ( 紅花墨 )
Born in 1739, when Kobaien's sixth master traveled to Nagasaki to study ink-making with visiting Qing dynasty craftsmen,
Koukaboku became the house's flagship ink — nicknamed "Ohanazumi," the ink of flowers, and famously used by Hiraga Gennai, Japan's celebrated Edo-period science pioneer.
Smooth-grinding and richly black, it remains Kobaien's signature ink.
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