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
Inzaishu takes its name from three characters: In (印), stamp, Zai (材), material, and Shu (朱), red — a name that points back to its original use, made from the traditional pigments associated with seal-inking and calligraphy work in vivid vermillion.
This small stick is made using traditional methods and carries gold leaf, which Kobaien uses for three reasons: it adds beauty to the finished ink, gold doesn't corrode or change chemically so it helps preserve the ink's quality over time, and calligraphers have long said that gold-leafed inksticks make it easier to draw smoother, softer lines — particularly suited to writing kuzushiji, Japan's flowing cursive script.
At just 11.8mm wide, 39mm long, 6.2mm thick, and 10 grams, it's a compact companion stick, easy to keep alongside a black inkstick for adding a signature, a seal-style accent, or a touch of red to a finished sumi-e or calligraphy piece.
A small, quietly luxurious detail from a workshop that treats even its smallest inksticks with the same craft as its largest.
W: 11.8mm L: 39mm T: 6.2mm Wgt:10gram
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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