Kakou ( 霞光 ) is when the sky catches the light of the sun and appears red. Morning glow, evening glow, etc.
This is a top-quality oil-smoke ink made with canola oil. This is one of the products in the "Shitsu boku ( 漆墨, Shitsu boku, Lacquer black )". category, which is considered to be the finest of all sumi inksticks.
The darker the ink, the more shiny and pure black it becomes. Light black ink is brownish black.
霞 ( ka : shallow )
光 ( kou : light )
Width 60mm, Length 108mm, Thickness 17mm, Weight 120grams
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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