Name: 5 star Koukaboku inkstick ( 五星紅花墨 )-
Rating: 5.00 (11 reviews)

Product information

Six generations before today's Kobaien, Matsui Motoyasu travelled to Nagasaki in 1739 to sit with ink masters of Qing China, exchanging centuries of craft in a single winter.

From that meeting came Koukaboku — "the ink of flowers" — five-star, ground from pure rapeseed oil-smoke for a clarity few inks equal: pure black at full strength, warming to a soft, tea-toned grey as it is diluted.

An inkstick, unlike most things one buys, does not simply age — it ripens. Laid away in a dry room, its ink deepens and its line quietens over the years, the way a cellared bottle finds its character in silence.

We can note the year of your stick's making on a free certificate of manufacture, and, where a particular year is still in stock, prepare one on request — a small provenance to mark the start of its own slow maturing.

Keep it as you would a good vintage: somewhere dark, somewhere still. What you grind today is fine work. What you set aside may, in a decade, become something rarer.

The meaning of the product name is as follows:

五 ( Itsutsu : five )

星 ( hoshi : star )

紅 ( kou : crimson )

花 ( ka: flower )

墨 ( boku : ink )

The smallest size 5star Koukaboku ( size 1/3 ) has a different surface design from the other size 5star Koukabokus. However, the five dots indicating 5star are engraved on it as well.

5 stars: 11 (100%)
4 stars: 0 (0%)
3 stars: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

Very nice

This product is a very good combination of traditional Japanese elegance and art. It met my expectations. Also, when I opened the cargo, I was very happy with the origami bird that I saw.

very high quality

Ink stick

Arrived safely and have used for my college course in art, smells lovely and will last a long time . Thank you

I received my ink in a short time and in perfect condition. It is by far the best ink I've ever used.

The Best

The shipment it was great and it arrived perfectly safe. By far this is the best ink stick ever manufactured. A+++++++++

Delivered in time, and looks gorgeous.

Even delivery was from Japan to the Netherlands I didn’t have to wait to long.
The ink stick was delivered in a very nice tailor made wooden box which I simply love.
And the ink stick itself looks marvelous. I haven’t tried it yet (almost a shame to use it). I’m fully confident it will be quite nice to use, seeing the great care and quality it was made and delivered

Großartiger Inkstick

Tiefe schwarze Farbe, duftet sehr gut, lässt sich sehr gut anreiben.
Tolle Ergebnisse mit der Tinte.

Precious

One gets the feeling you’re working with a very precious object that has been made with the utmost care. It grinds smoothly and effortlessly, quickly making a beautiful concentrated ink. A real pleasure to use.

High quality item as I spect.

令人難忘芬芳撲鼻的墨香 / Unforgettable fragrant ink fragrance

令人難忘芬芳撲鼻的墨香，油亮略奪的墨色色澤，特顯墨形象的突出。

Unforgettable fragrant ink fragrance, shiny ink color, highlighting the ink image.

I love this sumi ink stick

The colors are great and very easy to draw.

We are also very happy. Thank you very much!

Disclaimer

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