Kobaien ink pads 75mm

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Inshu — 印 (in, seal) 朱 (shu, vermilion) — is Kobaien's Japanese-made answer to Chinese Yìnní seal paste, offered here in the larger 75mm size across a range of colours and grades, from the deep antique reds of Gyokushu and Rashou to Byakuren's white and Fusou's indigo.

Made from sublimated mercury sulfide worked with pigments, plant and washi fibres, then kneaded with castor oil and pine resin into a paste slightly firmer than its Chinese counterpart.

Eva Tsang, who uses it in her own work, found it doubles beyond stamping — printing patterns, even working into fabric — and prized how, with no softening oil added, it sets a stable, non-reflective colour once pressed onto paper.

A quietly versatile finishing touch, sized generously for a studio that reaches for its seal often.

*The colour and shape of containers and boxes will vary.

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