Kousei ( 高清 ) means "noble" or "best" in Japanese.
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.
高 ( kou : high )
清 ( sei : pure)
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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