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Sakurazumi ( 櫻墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Sakurazumi ( 櫻墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Sakurazumi inkstick ( Brownish black, 桜墨 ) -
Sakurazumi ( 櫻墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Sakurazumi ( 櫻墨 ) - Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Sakurazumi inkstick ( Brownish black, 桜墨 ) -
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Sakurazumi inkstick ( Brownish black, 桜墨 ) -

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4.5 (W:39mm L:100mm T:15mm Wgt:60gram)
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    4.5 (W:39mm L:100mm T:15mm Wgt:60gram)

    ¥4,950JPY
    4.5 (W:39mm L:100mm T:15mm Wgt:60gram)

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    桜 ( Sakura: Cherry blossom) 

    墨( Zumi / Sumi  : ink ) 

    Sakurazumi ( 桜墨 ) is an ink made with oil smoke and high quality glue, developed through 400 years of ink making at Kobaien.

    The color of the ink is soothing and suitable for large works on paper, and the black color deepens quickly. Easy to rub on an inkstone.

    The black color thickens quickly. This ink has a warm black color in dark ink and a slightly brownish black color in light ink.

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    Martin Lake
    Warm black tones

    Kobaiens brown-blacks are excellent for my art, which is in the western style. Warm black ink resembles the Bistre ink that Rembrandt used, and I have no doubt he would have been fascinated by the quality of Kobaiens inks.

    How does KOBAIEN ( 古梅園 ) make sumi inksticks in Japan?

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