This bluish ink is made from oil smoke and rare donkey glue (Akyou 阿膠 / Genkyou 幻膠), which has been developed by Koubeien through years of experience.
This ink produces a very beautiful bluish black.
阿( a : rare )
膠( kyou : glue )
青( sei : bluish )
墨 ( boku: ink )
*There is some variation in the size and weight of the inkstick.
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Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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