Kin Kikkou ( Gold leaf ink stick 金亀甲 ) Kobaien sumi ink stick

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Kin Kikkou inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick 金亀甲 )

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$32

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** SIZE W:Width, L:Length, T:Thickness, Wgt:Weight

Size: 0.5 (W:18.3mm L:63.3 mm T:7.5 mm Wgt:16gram)

0.5 (W:18.3mm L:63.3 mm T:7.5 mm Wgt:16gram)

Kin Kikkou inkstick ( Gold leaf ink stick 金亀甲 )

Size: 0.5 (W:18.3mm L:63.3 mm T:7.5 mm Wgt:16gram)

$32

Product information

Kin Kikkou takes its name from two things you can see on the stick itself: Kin (金), gold, and Kikkou (亀甲), the hexagonal turtle-shell pattern pressed into its gold leaf.

Underneath that pattern is oil smoke from the finest canola oil, refined down to ultra-fine particles and suited to calligraphy work. Kobaien attaches gold leaf to inksticks like this one for three reasons: it's beautiful, gold doesn't corrode or change chemically so it helps preserve the ink's quality over time, and calligraphers have long found that grinding gold-leafed inksticks makes for smoother, softer brushstrokes — particularly well suited to writing kuzushiji, Japan's flowing cursive script.

At a compact 18.3mm wide, 63.3mm long, 7.5mm thick, and just 16 grams, it's an easy size to keep at hand for regular use, whether for full calligraphy sessions or shorter practice.

It's a small stick that carries a lot of Kobaien's thinking about how beauty and function work together on an inkstone — worth trying if you want to feel the difference gold leaf makes to how the ink glides.

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