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Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku inkstick ( Purplish-black, 帝王紫墨 ) -
Teiou-Shiboku inkstick ( Purplish-black, 帝王紫墨 ) -
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 )- Kobaien inksticks, Nara, Japan
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Teiou-Shiboku inkstick ( Purplish-black, 帝王紫墨 ) -

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Teiou-Shiboku inkstick ( Purplish-black, 帝王紫墨 ) -

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0.7 (W:23mm L:75mm T:8mm Wgt:10gram)
¥3,960JPY
1.0 (W:26mm L:89mm T:8mm Wgt:15gram)
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Teiou-Shiboku inkstick ( Purplish-black, 帝王紫墨 ) -

0.7 (W:23mm L:75mm T:8mm Wgt:10gram)

¥3,960JPY
0.7 (W:23mm L:75mm T:8mm Wgt:10gram)

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Teiou-Shiboku ( 帝王紫墨 ) is made by adding purple pigment extracted from plants to rapeseed oil soot.

Purple has been prized as a noble color since ancient times.

The color of the ink is a soft, bright purple-indigo.

It is suitable not only for calligraphy but also for ink painting.

**The type of box the inkstick is in may change from time to time.

帝 ( tei: emperor) 

王( ou : king )

紫( shi : purple )

墨( boku : ink )

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    Martin Lake
    Second purchase

    This is my favourite ink! The purplish hue gives the black great depth at any strength of wash.

    C
    Customer

    The inkstick ground so easily and smelt so beautiful, I could happily grind ink all day and never do any painting!

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